12 Digswell House, Monks Rise, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NX
About 12 Digswell House
12 Digswell House is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7NX). It has a recorded floor area of 191 m² (around 2056 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £1,053,000 is 21% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£423/sq ft) was about 81.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 191 m² it's 18% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (233 m² median across 10 EPCs). Last sale on file: £870,000 in January 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Know exactly what you're buying at 12 Digswell House
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
12 Digswell House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2025ConditionsIn report
Submission of details pursuant to Condition 1 (proposed windows) on planning permission 6/2024/0930/HOUSE
- Reference
- 6/2025/2025/COND
- Sept 2024RenovationHeritageIn report
The replacement of 10 sliding sashes to existing frames and the full replacement of 4 casement windows
New Windows- Reference
- 6/2024/0931/LB
What's in 12 Digswell House, Monks Rise, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NX's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,053,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£870,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 January 2021Most recent
£870,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 7NX: £680,000 (2022–2020).
Nearby sales in AL8 7NX
1 Digswell House, Monks Rise, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NX
Sold Aug 2022
£955,0004 Digswell House, Monks Rise, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NX
Sold Apr 2022
£880,0009 Digswell House, Monks Rise, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NX
Sold Sept 2021
£675,00011 Digswell House, Monks Rise, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NX
Sold Nov 2020
£680,0003 Digswell House, Monks Rise, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NX
Sold Nov 2020
£570,000
Everything we know about 12 Digswell House, 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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- Will it hold its value?

Versus other Monks Rise homes
Price per m² for 12 Digswell House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,555
Street avg £3,273
Floor Area
191 m²
Street avg 221 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 10.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Oakdale — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Homerswood Primary and Nursery School. 15 schools nearby.
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