8 Ashcombe, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7HQ
About 8 Ashcombe
8 Ashcombe is an end-of-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2020); the latest reading is one band lower. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £387,000 is 13.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£445/sq ft) was about 19.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £340,000 in September 2020.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Ashcombe has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£387,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£340,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 September 2020Most recent
£340,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 7HQ: £323,000 (2024–1996).
Everything we know about 8 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
CO₂ Emissions for 8 Ashcombe lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,789
Street avg £4,624
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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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