Upper Cromer Hyde Farm, Cromer Hyde Lane, Lemsford, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7XE

Upper Cromer Hyde Farm is a detached house in Lemsford, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn Garden City (AL8 7XE). It has a recorded floor area of 246 m² (around 2648 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Across 2009–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,493,000 is 23.4% below the 2019 sale of £1,950,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£736/sq ft) was about 110.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 246 m² the property is well over the postcode median (118 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: June 2019 at £1,950,000.