39 Fordwich Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EY
About 39 Fordwich Road
39 Fordwich Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EY). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, new windows and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 86 m² it's 18.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (105 m² median across 15 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £723,000 is 23.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£632/sq ft) was about 55.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.
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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
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 May 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
39 Fordwich Road has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Mar 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey, part two storey rear extension and Installation of windows to existing side and rear elevations. Raising of existing outbuilding's roof to facilitate the upgrading/conversion of outbuilding into habitable space.
New Windows- Reference
- 6/2020/0059/HOUSE
- Mar 2020ExtensionIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey, part two storey rear extension and Installation of windows to existing side and rear elevations. Raising of existing outbuilding's roof to facilitate the upgrading/conversion of outbuilding into habitable space.
New Windows- Reference
- 6/2020/0058/EM
What's in 39 Fordwich Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EY's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
39 Fordwich Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£723,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£584,625
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 October 2016Most recent
£584,625
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6EY: £708,000 (2024–2022).
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
£593,0002 Fordwich Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EY
Sold Aug 2022
£675,00018 Fordwich Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EY
Sold Jan 2022
£856,000
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Versus other Fordwich Road homes
On floor area, 39 Fordwich Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,798
Street avg £5,325
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 118 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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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