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The Avenue, Welwyn

Land size
0.35 acres

Key Features

  • Development Land
  • Available Subject To Planning
  • 0.34 acres
  • Within The Settlement Boundary
  • Desirable Area
  • Close To Transport Links
  • Semi Rural
  • Prime Location
  • More Land Urgently Required
  • Chain Free

Description

The land occupies a prominent position on one of the area’s most sought-after roads, ensuring strong appeal to future purchasers. Importantly, the site does not lie within the Green Belt, providing greater flexibility in terms of development potential. Nestled on The Avenue in the highly regarded Oaklands area of Welwyn, this prime development site presents a rare and compelling opportunity for developers. Extending to approximately 0.35 acres, the site offers the potential to accommodate up to four residential dwellings, subject to the necessary consents. The vendor is open to considering an option agreement, offering purchasers an attractive opportunity to secure the site while formulating their development strategy. Offers are invited for this exceptional parcel of land in a thriving and well-connected location. This is a rare chance to acquire a development opportunity in Welwyn with significant future potential.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-01-29

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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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
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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

80 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

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

  • Oaklands Primary School461 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    195
    Type
    Community school
  • Welwyn St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School1.1 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    418
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Michael's Woolmer Green CofE VA Primary School1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    186
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Homerswood Primary and Nursery School1.6 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    218
    Type
    Community school
  • St John's CofE Primary School1.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    224
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Monk's Walk School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,440
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Ridgeway Academy2.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    875
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Stanborough School3.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,287
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Barnwell School3.7 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,270
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Marriotts School4.5 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,415
    Type
    Community school

* 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

Tesco Welwyn Express, Welwyn0.8 miles
M&S Nodeway BP, Welwyn1.2 miles
Tesco Woolmer Green Express, Woolmer Green1.4 miles

GP surgery

Bridge Cottage Surgery0.9 miles

Pharmacy

Barnes Pharmacy0.8 miles

Hospital

New Qe2 Hospital4 miles

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 North Rail Station1.2 miles

Nearest bus stop

The Avenue227 metres

Typical drive times

Hatfield9 min · 6.5 miles
Hertford15 min · 8.6 miles
Stevenage9 min · 6.1 miles
St Albans (city)18 min · 12 miles
Welwyn Garden City6 min · 3.2 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

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

£14.99 · one-off purchase

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