40 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HQ
About 40 Parkway
40 Parkway is a detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 243 m² (around 2616 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.
It hasn't traded since November 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £1,511,000 sits 151.8% above the 2002 sale of £600,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£229/sq ft) was about 57.2% below the postcode norm. 20 planning records sit against the property, 13 approved, 5 refused. Past consents include tree works, an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 243 m² it's 16.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (209 m² median across 4 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
40 Parkway's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
40 Parkway has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Sept 2025Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown lift 2 x Lime by 2m (T2) Reduce 1 x Malus by 3m (T3)
- Reference
- 6/2025/1700/TC
- Sept 2025
What's in 40 Parkway, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HQ's planning history?
18 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
40 Parkway valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,511,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£600,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 November 2002Most recent
£600,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6HQ: £1,150,000 (2019–2005).
Everything we know about 40 Parkway, 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 Parkway homes
On habitable rooms, 40 Parkway runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,469
Street avg £5,221
Floor Area
243 m²
Street avg 219 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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
0.1 km
Russellcroft Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Applecroft School. 21 schools nearby.
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