8 Densley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7JX
About 8 Densley Close
8 Densley Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7JX). It has a recorded floor area of 292 m² (around 3143 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2018) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.
At 292 m² the property is well over the postcode median (163 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 19 planning records sit against the property, 13 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,901,000 is 18.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£509/sq ft) was about 17.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,600,000 in July 2019.
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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
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms5
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
8 Densley Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Densley Close has been through 13 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Mar 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
G1 4 no Hornbeam 1 Hazel - Fell to ground level and remove all arisings and grind out stumps - to facilitate planting of 16 Hornbeams T1 Ash - Cut back to boundary line T2 Holly - Fell to ground level and remove all arisings to give more room to grow T3 Yew - Reduce by 2m and shape to create a better form T4 T5 Hornbeam - Reduce by 2.5 m and shape to allow more light to the flower bed and to keep the trees at a more manageable size
- Reference
- 6/2026/0424/EMT
- Apr 2026Tree WorksTreesIn report
G1 4 no Hornbeam 1 Hazel to fell & remove. T2 Holly to fell to ground level. T3 Yew to reduce by 2m and shape. T4 T5 Hornbeam to reduce by 2.5m and shape. T1 Ash to cut back to boundary line.
- Reference
- 6/2026/0343/TC
What's in 8 Densley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7JX's planning history?
17 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 8 Densley Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£1,901,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 22 years.
£1,600,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
2 July 2019Most recent
£1,600,000
+51.5%over 4 years31 October 2014
£1,056,000
+230.0%over 17 years3 January 1997
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 7JX: £786,000 (2025–2013).
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
£1,020,0006 Densley Close, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7JX
Sold Jun 2015
£786,0001 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
8 Densley Close is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£5,479
Street avg £5,320
Floor Area
292 m²
Street avg 228 m²
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 7.9 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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