5 Blakemere Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7PQ
About 5 Blakemere Road
5 Blakemere Road is a semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (103 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Blakemere Road has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
5 Blakemere Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£414,000
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
Floor Area for 5 Blakemere Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
70 (C)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 107 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 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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