29 Fordwich Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EX
About 29 Fordwich Road
29 Fordwich Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EX). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£697/sq ft) was about 93% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £937,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2024RenovationIn report
Replacement of aluminium double glazing windows with new aluminium double glazing, with the same overall design except for a reduced number of openings
New Windows- Reference
- 6/2024/0451/EM
- Aug 2006ApplicationIn report
CREATION OF ADDITIONAL PARKING AREA AND REMOVAL OF BOUNDARY HEDGE
- Reference
- W6/2006/0969/EM
What's in 29 Fordwich Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 29 Fordwich Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,024,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£937,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 December 2022Most recent
£937,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6EX: £465,000 (2022–2009).
Nearby sales in AL8 6EX
11 Fordwich Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EX
Sold Mar 2022
£725,7553 Fordwich Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EX
Sold Jul 2019
£625,00027 Fordwich Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EX
Sold Sept 2011
£440,00019 Fordwich Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EX
Sold Apr 2011
£465,00015 Fordwich Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EX
Sold Aug 2009
£380,000
Everything we know about 29 Fordwich Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Fordwich Road homes
Years Held for 29 Fordwich Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,500
Street avg £4,883
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Longcroft Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Applecroft School. 21 schools nearby.
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