5 Brockett Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7BN
About 5 Brockett Close
5 Brockett Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7BN). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.
Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £555,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£526/sq ft) was about 16.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- Corner plotYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
5 Brockett Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Apr 2015ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of rear conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- N6/2015/0438/FP
- Apr 2015ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- W6/2015/0440/EM
What's in 5 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
5 Brockett Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£609,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 23 years.
£555,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
21 June 2021Most recent
£555,000
+48.0%over 6 years19 December 2014
£375,000
+50.0%over 11 years9 June 2003
£250,000
+88.0%over 4 years14 July 1998
£133,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 7BN: £625,000 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in AL8 7BN
12 Brockett Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7BN
Sold Apr 2022
£686,0002 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
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Versus other Brockett Close homes
Habitable Rooms for 5 Brockett Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,663
Street avg £5,047
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 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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