39 Blakemere Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7PQ
About 39 Blakemere Road
39 Blakemere Road is a semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
8 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in August 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across 2002–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £717,000 is 27.6% above the 2014 sale price.
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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 Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Mar 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
39 Blakemere Road has been through 7 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Jul 2013Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce Prunus tree by upto 30%
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- N6/2013/1256/TC
- Jul 2013Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce Punus tree by upto 30%
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- W6/2013/1257/TE
What's in 39 Blakemere Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7PQ's planning history?
6 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
39 Blakemere Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£717,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 12 years.
£562,100
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
28 August 2014Most recent
£562,100
+108.2%over 12 years25 April 2002
£269,950
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
Everything we know about 39 Blakemere Road, in one report
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Versus other Blakemere Road homes
On price per m², 39 Blakemere Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,457
Street avg £6,285
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
Pentley Park — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Templewood Primary School. 20 schools nearby.
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