6 Ashcombe, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7HQ
About 6 Ashcombe
6 Ashcombe is a semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2017. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 54 m² it's 22.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 12 EPCs).
Know exactly what you're buying at 6 Ashcombe
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
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
6 Ashcombe has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2020
- Sept 2019Tree WorksIn report
Reduce 3 x Leyland Cypress tree by 50%
- Reference
- 6/2019/1932/EM
What's in 6 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
6 Ashcombe has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£336,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 7HQ: £340,000 (2024–2006).
Nearby sales in AL8 7HQ
14 Ashcombe, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7HQ
Sold Dec 2024
£415,0005 Ashcombe, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7HQ
Sold May 2024
£370,0008 Ashcombe, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7HQ
Sold Sept 2020
£340,00018 Ashcombe, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7HQ
Sold Aug 2018
£323,0009 Ashcombe, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7HQ
Sold Sept 2006
£187,000
Everything we know about 6 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
On epc rating, 6 Ashcombe stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
70 (C)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 64 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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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