59 Blakemere Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7PQ

59 Blakemere Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in December 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 13 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,141,000 is 11.9% above the 2021 sale price. Sold November 2021 for £1,020,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.