1 Densley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7JX
About 1 Densley Close
1 Densley Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7JX). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
7 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 139 m² it sits well below the postcode median (292 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2001–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £926,000 is 26.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£491/sq ft) was about 27.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
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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
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
1 Densley Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Sept 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Densley Close has been through 7 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Nov 2016
- Oct 2016Tree WorksTreesIn report
Removal of Oak tree - Dead & Dangerous - Conservation Area
Conservation Area- Reference
- 6/2016/2073/TPO
What's in 1 Densley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7JX's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Densley Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£926,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 14 years.
£734,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
12 March 2015Most recent
£734,000
+146.0%over 13 years10 May 2001
£298,400
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 7JX: £1,056,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in AL8 7JX
7 Densley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7JX
Sold Oct 2025
£1,723,0005 Densley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7JX
Sold Feb 2022
£1,020,0008 Densley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7JX
Sold Jul 2019
£1,600,0006 Densley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7JX
Sold Jun 2015
£786,0004 Densley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7JX
Sold Aug 2008
£460,000
Everything we know about 1 Densley Close, 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 Densley Close homes
On years held, 1 Densley Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,281
Street avg £5,369
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 258 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 9.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Campus West — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Templewood Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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