3 Fordwich Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EX
About 3 Fordwich Road
3 Fordwich Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EX). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
8 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £779,000 is 24.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£618/sq ft) was about 83.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2019 at £625,000.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageDouble, Integral
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
3 Fordwich Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Jun 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown reduction of 1 x Eucalyptus tree by 3m height and 4m in width
- Reference
- 6/2024/0824/EMT
- Jun 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown reduction of 1 x Eucalyptus tree by 3m in height and 4m in width
- Reference
- 6/2024/0791/TC
What's in 3 Fordwich Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EX's planning history?
6 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
3 Fordwich Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£779,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 12 years.
£625,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
11 July 2019Most recent
£625,000
+60.3%over 12 years23 April 2007
£390,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6EX: £465,000 (2022–2009).
Nearby sales in AL8 6EX
29 Fordwich Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EX
Sold Dec 2022
£937,50011 Fordwich Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EX
Sold Mar 2022
£725,75527 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
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Versus other Fordwich Road homes
EPC Rating for 3 Fordwich Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,649
Street avg £5,025
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 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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