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7 Blakemere Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7PQ

9 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathroom
1
Floor area
137 m²
1475 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 Blakemere Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

7 Blakemere Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from December 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in September 2001. At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £766,000 sits 286.9% above the 2001 sale of £198,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£134/sq ft) was about 76.7% below the postcode norm. 9 planning records sit against the property, 9 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, 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

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-west-facing
  • Summer houseYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

7 Blakemere Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Dec 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Blakemere Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7PQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Blakemere Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Nov 2022
    Extension
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Front of property

    Erection of a single storey front extension

    Reference
    6/2022/2254/EM
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2022
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Front of property

    Erection of proposed front extension

    Reference
    6/2022/2224/HOUSE
    View planning record

What's in 7 Blakemere Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7PQ's planning history?

7 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

7 Blakemere Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).

Current estimate

£766,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2001)

£198,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 September 2001Most recent

    £198,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 7PQ: £810,000 (2024–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Blakemere Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 7 Blakemere Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,445

Street avg £6,686

Strongly below

Floor Area

137 m²

Street avg 103 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Welwyn Garden City district page.

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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

FAQ

Common questions

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