5 Fearnley Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HW
About 5 Fearnley Road
5 Fearnley Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6HW). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £835,000 is 26.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£590/sq ft) was about 58.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 5 Fearnley Road is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Feb 2019
- Feb 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell 1 x Cypress, covered by conservation area
Conservation Area- Reference
- 6/2019/0011/TPO
What's in 5 Fearnley Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6HW's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Fearnley Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£835,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£661,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 November 2017Most recent
£661,000
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 5 Fearnley Road, 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 Fearnley Road homes
Floor Area for 5 Fearnley Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,356
Street avg £5,534
Floor Area
104 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 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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