3 Brickwall Cottages, Great North Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SR
About 3 Brickwall Cottages
3 Brickwall Cottages is a four-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7SR). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 133 m² it's 20.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (168 m² median across 6 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). 9 years since the last transfer (January 2017). Across 2008–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £793,000 is 18.4% above the 2017 sale price.
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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
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- GarageDouble, Detached
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
3 Brickwall Cottages'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Brickwall Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
£793,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 9 years.
£670,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
4 January 2017Most recent
£670,000
+86.1%over 9 years3 January 2008
£360,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in AL8 7SR: £420,000 (2017–2017).
Nearby sales in AL8 7SR
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Versus other Great North Road homes
3 Brickwall Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
74 (C)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 146 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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