11 Brockswood Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7BA
About 11 Brockswood Lane
11 Brockswood Lane is a semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7BA). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, solar panel installation and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £827,000 is 10.3% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£566/sq ft) was about 158.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £750,000 in May 2023.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
11 Brockswood Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Dec 2023Solar PanelsIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Erection of a single-storey side/rear extension, part single, part two-storey extension, installation of solar panels to rear and side of roof, extension of existing driveway, insertion of first floor side window following the demolition of existing garage
ExtensionDemolition- Reference
- 6/2023/1989/EM
- Dec 2023Solar PanelsFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single-storey side/rear extension, part single, part two-storey rear extension following the demolition of existing garage. Installation of solar panels to rear and side of roof. Extension of existing driveway. Insertion of first floor side window
Extension- Reference
- 6/2023/1990/HOUSE
What's in 11 Brockswood Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7BA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£827,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 25 years.
£750,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
23 May 2023Most recent
£750,000
+88.0%over 19 years25 June 2003
£398,950
+110.0%over 5 years5 December 1997
£189,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 7BA: £630,000 (2020–2002).
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Versus other Brockswood Lane homes
Years Held for 11 Brockswood Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,098
Street avg £4,626
Floor Area
123 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Handside Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Applecroft School. 19 schools nearby.
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