What kind of home is 16 Brooms Close, AL8 7JA?

16 Brooms Close, AL8 7JA is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 16 Brooms Close, AL8 7JA sell for?

16 Brooms Close, AL8 7JA last sold for £422,500 in March 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £110,000 in June 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 16 Brooms Close, AL8 7JA changed over time?

Across 3 sales between June 2000 and March 2025, 16 Brooms Close, AL8 7JA rose from £110,000 to £422,500, a change of £312,500. That works out to roughly +5.6% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 16 Brooms Close, AL8 7JA have?

The current EPC rating for 16 Brooms Close, AL8 7JA is D with a score of 67 out of 100, lodged in October 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Brooms Close, AL8 7JA?

16 Brooms Close, AL8 7JA has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (743 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in AL8 7JA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Brooms Close, AL8 7JA use?

The latest EPC at 16 Brooms Close, AL8 7JA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 16 Brooms Close, AL8 7JA?

16 Brooms Close, AL8 7JA is in council tax band D.

Which area is 16 Brooms Close, AL8 7JA in?

16 Brooms Close, AL8 7JA sits in Welwyn Garden City. It falls within the AL8 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

Is 16 Brooms Close, AL8 7JA in a safe area?

Police records around 16 Brooms Close, AL8 7JA show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 40% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 16 Brooms Close, AL8 7JA?

The closest primary school to 16 Brooms Close, AL8 7JA is Templewood Primary School (383m), one of 17 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Monk's Walk School (1.1km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 16 Brooms Close, AL8 7JA?

The closest bus stop to 16 Brooms Close, AL8 7JA is Great Dell, 127m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station, 972m away.

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16 Brooms Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7JA

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

69 m²

743 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 67

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 16 Brooms Close

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

16 Brooms Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7JA). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.

A recent sale: £422,500 in March 2025. Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£569/sq ft) was about 136% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
OutbuildingsYes

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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D67

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Brooms Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7JA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Brooms Close has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.

Current estimate

£441,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£422,500

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

21 March 2025Most recent
£422,500
+130.9%over 20 years
11 July 2004
£183,000
+66.4%over 4 years
27 June 2000
£110,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 7JA: £373,000 (2024–2018).

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Versus other Brooms Close homes

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

Price per m² for 16 Brooms Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,123

Street avg £4,737

Strongly above

Floor Area

69 m²

Street avg 78 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

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Area

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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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