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

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
154 m²
1658 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 29
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The Cottage

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

The Cottage is a detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7SR). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, 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

Energy

Energy performance

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

The Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Apr 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F29
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
15.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Cottage, Great North Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Jul 2004
    DemolitionFull
    In report

    RETENTION OF A REPLACEMENT OUTBUILDING (FOLLOWING DEMOLITION OF OUTBUILDING) FOR USE AS AN OFFICE WITH ASSOCIATED VEHICLE PARKING INVOLVING CHANGE OF USE OF PART OF THE SITE TO A MIXED USE OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL

    Reference
    N6/2004/0055/FP
    View planning record
  2. Nov 2003
    PorchFull
    In report

    FRONT PORCH AND SIDE CONSERVATORY

    ExtensionConservatory
    Reference
    N6/2003/1390/FP
    View planning record

What's in The 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.

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

Current estimate

£841,000

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 epc rating, The Cottage runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

29 (F)

Street avg 65 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

154 m²

Street avg 143 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

15.3 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below
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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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