2 Fordwich Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EY
About 2 Fordwich Road
2 Fordwich Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EY). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£592/sq ft) was about 45.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Last sale on file: £675,000 in August 2022. 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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
A a loft conversion application was refused at 2 Fordwich Road in 2025.
- May 2025Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of a two-storey side extension following demolition of garage, insertion of rear dormer window and loft conversion
Extension- Reference
- 6/2025/0566/HOUSE
- Jan 2025Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Proposed front porch extension, two storey side extension with habitable space in roof and loft conversion with two rear dormers, demolition of garage
ExtensionPorch- Reference
- 6/2024/2138/HOUSE
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Fordwich Road
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- A planning decision worth checking
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£721,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£675,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 August 2022Most recent
£675,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6EY: £780,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in AL8 6EY
40 Fordwich Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EY
Sold Aug 2024
£708,00049 Fordwich Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EY
Sold Jul 2024
£780,00038 Fordwich Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EY
Sold Nov 2023
£593,00018 Fordwich Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EY
Sold Jan 2022
£856,00047 Fordwich Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EY
Sold Apr 2021
£797,500
Everything we know about 2 Fordwich Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- A planning decision worth checking
Versus other Fordwich Road homes
EPC Rating for 2 Fordwich Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,368
Street avg £5,355
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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. 22 schools nearby.
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