1 Brickwall Cottages, Great North Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SR
About 1 Brickwall Cottages
1 Brickwall Cottages is a semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7SR). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (168 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Brickwall Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
1 Brickwall Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£458,000
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 3 sales in AL8 7SR: £420,000 (2017–2008).
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Versus other Great North Road homes
On epc rating, 1 Brickwall Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 156 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Applecroft Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Applecroft School. 13 schools nearby.
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