49 Fordwich Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EY

49 Fordwich Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EY). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a C (score 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Other recorded features include outbuildings and a loft. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). 14 planning records sit against the property, 11 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1996–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£514/sq ft) was about 21.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £780,000 in July 2024.