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Orchard Cottage, Great North Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SR

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
182 m²
1959 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Orchard Cottage

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

Orchard Cottage is a detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7SR). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 182 m² it's 26.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (144 m² median across 6 EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Orchard Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Orchard Cottage, Great North Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jul 2017
    Garage ConversionAmendment
    In report

    Certificate of Lawfulness for existing garage conversion including replacement of garage door with brick and installation of front door and windows to create habitable space

    Retrospective
    Reference
    6/2017/0972/LAWE
    View planning record
  2. Apr 2017
    Amendment
    In report

    Certificate of lawfulness for existing extension of garage conversion replacement of garage door with brickwork and installation of door and windows

    Retrospective
    Reference
    6/2017/0385/LAWE
    View planning record

What's in Orchard Cottage, Great North Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SR's planning history?

1 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.

Orchard Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£966,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

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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On the street

Versus other Great North Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, Orchard Cottage stands well clear of the street.

EPC Rating

61 (D)

Street avg 60 (D)

On par

Floor Area

182 m²

Street avg 138 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

7.6 t/year

Street avg 6.9 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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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.
Full Welwyn Garden City report

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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