6 Densley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7JX
About 6 Densley Close
6 Densley Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7JX). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 155 m² it sits well below the postcode median (292 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 11 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, partial demolition and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £1,032,000 is 31.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 40.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in June 2015.
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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
6 Densley Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
A partial demolition application was refused at 6 Densley Close in 2026.
- Feb 2026DemolitionIn report
Erection of part two storey, part single storey side extension and formation of new parking space & crossover, following demolition of existing single storey side extension and part of attached tandem garage
Extension- Reference
- 6/2026/0356/EM
- Feb 2026DemolitionFullIn report
Erection of part two storey, part single storey side extension and formation of new parking space & crossover, following demolition of existing single storey side extension and part of attached tandem garage
Extension- Reference
- 6/2025/1070/HOUSE
What's in 6 Densley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7JX's planning history?
9 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
6 Densley Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,032,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£786,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 June 2015Most recent
£786,000
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
£1,600,0001 Densley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7JX
Sold Mar 2015
£734,0004 Densley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7JX
Sold Aug 2008
£460,000
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Versus other Densley Close homes
6 Densley Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£5,071
Street avg £5,422
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 255 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 8.9 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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