Barfrey House, Brocket Road, AL8 7TT
Barfrey House Brocket Road is a 223 m² / 2,400 sq ft detached home in Welwyn Garden City. It sold for £395,000 in October 1997. Indexed forward to today's value, that sale is roughly £1,881k. Recent local prices imply a broad valuation context of £1,082k to £1,385k based on its internal area. The Land Registry and EPC data was last updated 1 June 2026.
- Sale history
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£395,000 on Oct 1997
- Floor plan
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Archived estate agent floor plan for Barfrey House, Brocket Road.
- Internal area
- 223 square metres (2,400 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
- Price per internal area
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This property sold for £1,771 per square metre (£165 per square foot) in Oct 1997. Indexed forward to today's value, this is roughly £8,435 per square metre (£784 per square foot) .
Date Paid price Paid £/sqm Today's value Today's value £/sqm Oct 1997 £395,000 £1,771 £1,881,056 £8,435 Calculated using the latest EPC internal area of 223 m². Earlier sale dates may not have had the same measured area available.
- Valuation
- The most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £1,881,056. This is one data point to inform the valuation. Another method is the valuation implied by what comparable homes are selling for. Homes in Welwyn Garden City are now selling for between £4,850 and £6,210 per square metre (£450 and £576 per square foot). Based on an internal area of 223 m², this implies a valuation between £1,082,000 and £1,385,000. Treat this as context only. For a valuation using hand-picked comparable sales, use the Advanced search tool — create a shortlist of similar condition homes, then export a valuation report.
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Type
- Detached
- Council tax band
- G
- Plot size
- 2,908 square metres (31,301 square feet) - map showing freehold boundary lines
- Planning ref:
- July 2013 N6/2013/1069/LUP
- Type:
- Outline application - proposal prior to a full application, including assessments and scoping opinions.
- Status:
- Application approved
- Address:
- Barfrey House, Brocket Road, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
- Description:
- Certificate of proposed lawfulness for the erection of two storey rear extension
- Planning ref:
- June 2013 N6/2013/0904/FP
- Type:
- Full and householder planning application
- Status:
- Application approved
- Address:
- Barfrey House, Brocket Road, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
- Description:
- Relocation of detached garage and oil tank
- Planning ref:
- March 2013 N6/2012/2273/FP
- Type:
- Full and householder planning application
- Status:
- Application approved
- Address:
- Barfrey House, Brocket Road, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
- Description:
- Erection of a detached garage with first floor storage space and driveway/vehicle access alteration
- Planning ref:
- February 2013 N6/2012/2693/FP
- Type:
- Full and householder planning application
- Status:
- Application withdrawn before a decision was taken
- Address:
- Barfrey House, Brocket Road, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
- Description:
- Erection of first floor rear extension (to include alterations to existing single storey extension) and relocation of detached garage and oil storage tank
- Planning ref:
- November 2012 N6/2012/2226/S73B
- Type:
- Discharge of conditions imposed on an existing application
- Status:
- Application withdrawn before a decision was taken
- Address:
- Barfrey House, Brocket Road, WELWYN GARDEN CITY
- Description:
- Variation of condition 1 (Time limit) of planning permission N6/2009/1326/FP for proposed erection of a detached garage with first floor storage space
- Summary:
- 09 August 2016 - energy performance certificate grade D
- Certificate:
- View energy certificate on GOV.UK
- Reason for EPC:
- marketed sale
- Tenure:
- Owner-occupied
- Property type:
- Detached House , has 9 habitable rooms. Estimated year built before 1900
- Area:
- 223 sqm (2,400 square foot) total internal area
- Comments:
- Walls: Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: Pitched, 270 mm loft insulation. Heating: Boiler and radiators, oil.
Barfrey House Brocket Road is worth whatever price a willing buyer and seller agree upon. However, the following can provide useful context.
- HouseMetric estimates the most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £1,881,056.
- Based on an internal area of 223 m² and recent prices in Welwyn Garden City, this implies a lower and upper quartile range from £1,082,000 to £1,385,000, using HouseMetric's implied valuation methodology.
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