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5 Great North Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7TH

3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
74 m²
799 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Great North Road

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

5 Great North Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7TH). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 799 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2003–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £453,000 sits 66.5% above the 2012 sale of £272,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 74 m² it's 19.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 14 years ago, in October 2012.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

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

5 Great North Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jan 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Great North Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7TH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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

  1. Feb 2017
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property

    Erection of front porch. Erection of two storey side and part two storey rear extension, following demolition of existing single storey rear extension. Installation of rooflight to rear elevations and alterations to openings.

    ExtensionDemolition
    Reference
    6/2017/0128/HOUSE
    View planning record
  2. Oct 2016
    PorchFull
    In report

    Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property

    Erection of part two storey and part single storey rear extension. Single storey side extension and front porch (revised scheme)

    Extension
    Reference
    6/2016/1633/HOUSE
    View planning record

What's in 5 Great North Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7TH'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.

5 Great North Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£453,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2012)

£272,000

Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 October 2012Most recent

    £272,000

    +12.6%over 8 years

  2. 5 November 2003

    £241,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 7TH: £522,500 (2023–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Great North Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 5 Great North Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,665

Street avg £4,245

Strongly below

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 105 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

On par
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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1 Digswell Place

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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

0.3 km

Lakes — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Stanborough School. 15 schools nearby.

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