9 Cornmead, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QR
About 9 Cornmead
9 Cornmead is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7QR). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £575,000 sits 130% above the 2014 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 47.5% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 12 years since the last transfer (July 2014).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
9 Cornmead has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2017ExtensionIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erection of a ground floor and part first floor rear extension
- Reference
- 6/2017/1472/EM
- Sept 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of two storey and single storey rear extensions
- Reference
- 6/2017/1442/HOUSE
What's in 9 Cornmead, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QR's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
9 Cornmead valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£575,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 July 2014Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 7QR: £437,500 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in AL8 7QR
10 Cornmead, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QR
Sold May 2025
£437,5006 Cornmead, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QR
Sold Sept 2022
£590,0003 Cornmead, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QR
Sold Jul 2020
£395,00012 Cornmead, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QR
Sold Jan 2019
£365,0001 Cornmead, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7QR
Sold Nov 2013
£250,000
Everything we know about 9 Cornmead, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Cornmead homes
On price per m², 9 Cornmead runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,923
Street avg £4,291
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Uplands — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Monk's Walk School. 17 schools nearby.
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