27 Blakemere Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7PQ
About 27 Blakemere Road
27 Blakemere Road is a semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (103 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2026ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Reference
- 6/2026/0378/HOUSE
- Nov 2022Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1 fell a large wild cherry (prunus avium) located in the back garden of 27 Blakemere Road.
- Reference
- 6/2022/2067/EMT
What's in 27 Blakemere Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7PQ's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
27 Blakemere Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£415,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 7PQ: £810,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in AL8 7PQ
47 Blakemere Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7PQ
Sold Nov 2024
£850,00043 Blakemere Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7PQ
Sold Mar 2024
£700,00025 Blakemere Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7PQ
Sold Oct 2023
£740,00041 Blakemere Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7PQ
Sold Sept 2022
£842,50059 Blakemere Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7PQ
Sold Nov 2021
£1,020,000
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Versus other Blakemere Road homes
On floor area, 27 Blakemere Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 107 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
Pentley Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Templewood Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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