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Guide Price£15,000

Land to the Rear of 8 Birds Close, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7

Description

Guide Price = £15,000-£30,000

**For Sale By Public Auction 7th October 2026 09:30 AM To inspect the legal documents for this property go to our website to download the legal pack**

A Plot of Land Measuring Approximately 110 sq m (1,189 sq ft). Potential for Development (Subject to Obtaining all Relevant Consents)

Tenure
Freehold

Location
The land is situated on a residential road close to local shops and amenities. The open spaces of Caponfield are within easy reach. Transport links are provided by Welwyn Garden City rail station and the A1(M).

Description
The lot comprises a plot of land measuring approximately 110 sq m (1,189 sq ft). Plans have been drawn up for the erection of a one bedroom dwelling. No planning application has been submitted for this scheme. Drawings of the proposed plans are available for inspection upon request. Auction House London make no representations or warranties with regard to this scheme and/or the validity of the aforementioned plans. Buyers must rely on their own enquiries with regard to any development potential, permissions required and any previous planning history in respect of this site.

Note
The site area depicted within the plan in the auction particulars is for indicative purposes only. Additionally, any measurements stated may not be exact. Some or all of the plot may comprise adopted highway land and if the site has trees, there may be Tree Preservation Orders in place. Buyers should rely on their own enquiries with regard to precise measurements, any consents or rights over the land and any possible development potential or alternative uses for this site.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-09-16

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
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Water
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Heating
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Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

Public Rights of Way
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Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

5.5 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Commonswood Primary & Nursery School613 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    410
    Type
    Community school
  • Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School884 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    418
    Type
    Community school
  • Watchlytes Primary School992 metresOfsted report card · Dec 2025
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    158
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Holwell Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    397
    Type
    Community school
  • Panshanger Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    240
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Ridgeway Academy0.9 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    875
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Stanborough School1.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,287
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Monk's Walk School2.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,440
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Onslow St Audrey's School2.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    787
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    942
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Girls

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Morrisons Daily Welwyn Garden City Hallgrove, Welwyn Garden City298 metres
Co-op Ludwick, Welwyn Garden City310 metres
Morrisons Panshanger Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn Garden City0.7 miles

GP surgery

Hall Grove Group Practice398 metres

Pharmacy

Gate2pharma964 metres

Hospital

New Qe2 Hospital0.7 miles

Green space

Playing Field268 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Welwyn Garden City Rail Station1.4 miles

Nearest bus stop

Little Gannett77 metres

Typical drive times

Ware15 min · 9 miles
Hatfield8 min · 3.5 miles
Hertford9 min · 5.4 miles
St Albans (city)18 min · 11 miles
Welwyn Garden City5 min · 1.9 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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