West House, Digswell Place, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SU
About West House
West House is a semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7SU). It has a recorded floor area of 248 m² (around 2669 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 248 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension 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 performance
West House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
West House has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Sept 2007PorchHeritageIn report
PROPOSED EXTENDED BEDROOM ABOVE EXISTING FRONT DOOR PORCH
Extension- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- N6/2007/1164/LB
- Sept 2007PorchFullIn report
PROPOSED EXTENDED BEDROOM ABOVE EXISTING FRONT DOOR PORCH
Extension- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- N6/2007/1158/FP
What's in West House, Digswell Place, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SU's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
West House has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,261,000
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 5 sales in AL8 7SU: £895,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in AL8 7SU
Northwood Lodge, Digswell Place, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SU
Sold Oct 2024
£1,300,0008 Digswell Place, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SU
Sold Oct 2022
£315,000The Cottage, Digswell Place, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SU
Sold Jun 2021
£949,000The Pavilion, Digswell Place, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SU
Sold Mar 2020
£765,0007 Digswell Place, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7SU
Sold Nov 2018
£253,000
Everything we know about West House, 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 Digswell Place homes
Floor Area for West House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
248 m²
Street avg 102 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Uplands — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Templewood Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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