# 36 BALDWINS, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, WELWYN HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL7 2BD

## Property details

- Slug: `f970807` (address key hash: `f970807ae740d2c05a28624d666a3a3111fcb46f`)
- Postcode: AL7 2BD
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 66 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1983-1990
- Last sold: £215,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £3,258/m²
- Local average: £218,626 (48 sales)
- Street crime: 197 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £215,000
- Date: 2026-04-23
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 15/12/2027
- **Current heating cost:** £334/year

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8333-7522-5859-4576-4996)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-23 | £215,000 | Flat | +186.9% | £212,767 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5340b1c5-66a4-8052-e063-4804a8c06ee4) |
| Sold | 1999-11-10 | £74,950 | Flat | — | £235,734 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/64340857-aaf5-44b0-b34b-2fd636989fb7) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 36 BALDWINS, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, WELWYN HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL7 2BD | £215,000 | 23/04/2026 | Flat |
| 36 BALDWINS, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, WELWYN HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL7 2BD | £74,950 | 10/11/1999 | Flat |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [160339835](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/24ff48e)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £215,000 |
| listed | 2025-04-07 | £230,000 |
| sold | 2006-01-01 | £149,950 |
| sold | 1999-01-01 | £74,950 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 5 HEATHCROFT, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, WELWYN HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL7 2BF | £240,000 | 24/11/2023 | Flat |
| 17 HEATHCROFT, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, WELWYN HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL7 2BF | £245,000 | 21/04/2023 | Flat |
| 2 HEATHCROFT, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, WELWYN HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL7 2BF | £240,000 | 02/02/2022 | Flat |
| 8 HEATHCROFT, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, WELWYN HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL7 2BF | £258,000 | 09/12/2021 | Flat |
| 63 ALDBURY GROVE, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, WELWYN HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL7 2LD | £185,000 | 03/12/2021 | Flat |
| MAIZEFIELD HOUSE 16 MOORS WALK, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, WELWYN HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL7 2BQ | £170,000 | 24/11/2021 | Flat |
| 38 BALDWINS, WELWYN GARDEN CITY, WELWYN HATFIELD, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL7 2BD | £270,000 | 22/10/2021 | Flat |

**Area average:** £229,714 (7 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 19.2%
- **10y growth:** 4.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Welwyn Hatfield; Flats and maisonettes series; as of June 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4%
- **5y growth (index):** -2.8%
- **10y growth (index):** 2.3%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Welwyn Hatfield). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,358/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,509/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,660/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Huntingdon (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 2-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Principle Point, AL7 | £2,500/mo | 1 | 1.03 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,500/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.16% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £312,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £250,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £2,500/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 14%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 7.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £1,378/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 26.5%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 84 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 45 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 19 |
| Shoplifting | 9 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Other crime | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **197** |

*Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Watchlytes Primary School | Primary | 0.1 miles | Inadequate — 2 Dec 2021 |
| Ridgeway Academy | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Requires improvement — 8 Mar 2023 |
| Springmead Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 26 Sep 2022 |
| Panshanger Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 25 May 2023 |
| Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Requires improvement — 18 May 2023 |