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14a, Cromer Hyde Lane, Lemsford, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7XE

6 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
152 m²
1636 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 14a

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

14a is a three-bedroom detached house in Lemsford, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7XE). It has a recorded floor area of 152 m² (around 1636 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 152 m² it's 28.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 9 EPCs). On the market in August 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years. Today's modelled estimate of £853,000 is 23.6% above the 2016 sale price.

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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.

14a'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Dec 2024

EPC Rating

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

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14a, Cromer Hyde Lane, Lemsford, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7XE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

14a has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

  1. Jul 2018
    Conditions
    In report

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 1 (3 years), 2 (approved drawings), 3 (materials samples), 4 (details of roofs, windows, doors, rooflights and internal surface materials) and 5 (historic timbers) on listed building consent 6/2017/0835/LB

    Listed
    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    6/2018/1204/COND
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2018
    Conditions
    In report

    Submission of details pursuant to conditions 1 (3 years), 2 (approved drawings), 3 (materials samples), 4 (details of roofs, windows, doors, rooflights and internal surface materials) and 5 (historic timbers) on planning permission 6/2017/0834/HOUSE

    Reference
    6/2018/0953/COND
    View planning record

What's in 14a, Cromer Hyde Lane, Lemsford, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7XE's planning history?

4 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.

14a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£853,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2016)

£690,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 August 2016Most recent

    £690,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 7XE: £660,000 (2021–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Cromer Hyde Lane homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m²

£4,539

Street avg £4,669

On par

Floor Area

152 m²

Street avg 138 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 7.0 t/year

On par
Comparables

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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

0.2 km

Crooked Chimney PH — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford. 5 schools nearby.

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FAQ

Common questions

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