14 Ashcombe, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7HQ
About 14 Ashcombe
14 Ashcombe is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 84 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold December 2024 for £415,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £470,000 is 13.3% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£459/sq ft) was about 23.3% 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 14 Ashcombe.
- Apr 2002ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
REAR CONSERVATORY
Extension- Reference
- N6/2002/0295/FP
- Apr 2002
What's in 14 Ashcombe, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7HQ's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
14 Ashcombe valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£470,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£415,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 December 2024Most recent
£415,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 7HQ: £323,000 (2024–1996).
Everything we know about 14 Ashcombe, 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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Versus other Ashcombe homes
Years Held for 14 Ashcombe lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,940
Street avg £4,586
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Digswell Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Harwood Hill Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School. 18 schools nearby.
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