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12 Brooms Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7JA

4 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
101 m²
1087 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Council tax
Band D
Overview

About 12 Brooms Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

12 Brooms Close is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7JA). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

At 101 m² the property is well over the postcode median (77 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an annexe, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£483/sq ft) was about 100.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £525,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Brooms Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7JA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

12 Brooms Close has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Jan 2019
    Outbuilding
    In report

    Retrospective erection of timber annexe

    Retrospective
    Reference
    6/2018/2624/EM
    View planning record
  2. Mar 2016
    Annex
    In report

    Erection of timber annexe

    Reference
    6/2015/2257/EM
    View planning record

What's in 12 Brooms Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7JA's planning history?

2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 12 Brooms Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£575,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£525,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 December 2021Most recent

    £525,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 7JA: £373,000 (2025–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Brooms Close homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 Brooms Close outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,198

Street avg £4,891

Above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Welwyn Garden City district page.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Great Dell — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Templewood Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

FAQ

Common questions

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