2 Fearnley Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HW
About 2 Fearnley Road
2 Fearnley Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6HW). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
12 planning records sit against the property, 10 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion, a porch and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 125 m² it's 15.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (108 m² median across 13 EPCs). Across 2006–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,020,000 is 43.7% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£528/sq ft) was about 24.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (September 2014).
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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
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
2 Fearnley Road has been through 10 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Nov 2024Loft ConversionIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erection of a two storey rear extension, single storey side and rear extensions, porch and loft conversion
ExtensionPorch- Reference
- 6/2024/1645/EM
- Oct 2024Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Erection of a two storey rear extension, single storey side and rear extensions, porch and loft conversion
ExtensionPorch- Reference
- 6/2024/1668/HOUSE
What's in 2 Fearnley Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HW's planning history?
10 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2 Fearnley Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,020,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 8 years.
£710,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
4 September 2014Most recent
£710,000
+42.0%over 7 years4 December 2006
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6HW: £712,500 (2023–2019).
Nearby sales in AL8 6HW
21 Fearnley Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HW
Sold Sept 2023
£700,00014 Fearnley Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HW
Sold Feb 2022
£830,00017 Fearnley Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HW
Sold Feb 2020
£712,50015 Fearnley Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HW
Sold May 2019
£640,0003 Fearnley Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HW
Sold May 2019
£768,500
Everything we know about 2 Fearnley Road, in one report
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Versus other Fearnley Road homes
2 Fearnley Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,680
Street avg £5,602
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 119 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
Barleycroft Rd — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Applecroft School. 21 schools nearby.
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