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Parkway Gardens, Welwyn Garden City, AL8

East of England

£595,000

Listed on 03/11/2026

The listing

Property details

Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi Detached

Features

  • Garage
  • Garden
  • Parking

Description

This three-bedroom semi-detached home is set in a West Side cul-de-sac within walking distance of Welwyn Garden City town centre, the mainline station and local schools. The ground floor has an entrance hall and a spacious lounge/diner with a bay window. The fitted kitchen is functional but offers scope for modernisation, and an understairs cupboard provides storage and houses a recently installed combination boiler. Upstairs are two double bedrooms and a single bedroom, together with a family bathroom fitted with a bath and shower over, basin and WC. One double bedroom is currently used as a dressing room and the other has built-in storage. The bathroom would also benefit from updating. Outside, the L-shaped rear garden has a patio, lawn and established beds. Gated side access leads to a double driveway and a double garage with electric doors and power. The property has been owned by the same owners for more than 30 years and was originally built as a show home. It offers scope to update the kitchen and bathroom and personalise the interiors.

WHOTS analysis

Our WHOTS verdict

An internal assessment of the opportunity to acquire, improve and create value.

54out of 100
Grade DWeak opportunity

Confidence: LOW

This is a well-kept home with a particularly appealing combination of a spacious-looking lounge/diner, an established L-shaped garden, and a double driveway and garage. The interiors are clean but traditional, giving a new owner scope for a light cosmetic update, with the kitchen and bathroom among the areas that could be modernised over time.

The West Side cul-de-sac setting, with the town centre, station and schools within walking distance, adds to the appeal. The score is held back by gaps in the value assessment: floor area is missing, so value against local £/sqf cannot yet be judged, and the available information is not enough to assess residual value after improvements.

Key opportunities

  • Personalise the traditional décor and older carpets with a light cosmetic refresh.
  • The dated but usable kitchen offers scope for a new owner to modernise it to their taste.
  • Make the most of the larger-than-average L-shaped garden, patio, driveway and double garage.

Key risks

None recorded.

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Map

Location

Parkway Gardens, Welwyn Garden City, AL8
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Transport

Nearest stations

  • Welwyn Garden City Rail Station

    0.4 miles

    Train · Welwyn Garden City

  • Welwyn North Rail Station

    2.0 miles

    Train · Digswell

  • Hatfield (Herts) Rail Station

    2.3 miles

    Train · Hatfield

  • Welham Green Rail Station

    4.2 miles

    Train · Welham Green

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Current average 2-year fixed rate is 5.13%

Current average variable rate is 6.58%

Monthly Repayments
£2,431
Based on a loan of £446,250 over 30 years at 5.13% interest

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