12 Brockett Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7BN
About 12 Brockett Close
12 Brockett Close is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7BN). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£693/sq ft) was about 83% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: April 2022 at £686,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Know exactly what you're buying at 12 Brockett Close
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2024
- Feb 2000ApplicationIn report
INSTALLATION OF 1.5 METRE WROUGHT IRON GATE WITHIN EXISTING ARCHWAY
- Reference
- W6/2000/0041/EM
What's in 12 Brockett Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7BN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£708,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£686,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 April 2022Most recent
£686,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 7BN: £595,000 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in AL8 7BN
5 Brockett Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7BN
Sold Jun 2021
£555,0002 Brockett Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7BN
Sold Jan 2018
£595,0001 Brockett Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7BN
Sold Apr 2017
£798,0003 Brockett Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7BN
Sold May 2015
£415,0006 Brockett Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7BN
Sold Nov 2014
£535,000
Everything we know about 12 Brockett Close, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Will it hold its value?

Versus other Brockett Close homes
12 Brockett Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,457
Street avg £4,791
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
Youngs Rise — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Applecroft School. 18 schools nearby.
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