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Penn Way, Welwyn Garden City

MyStreetCheck free street report: Penn Way, Welwyn Garden City · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/welwyn-garden-city/penn-way/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL7 3EF, AL7 3EE.

Average price (last 12 months)
£454,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£330,539
51 sales
Price range
£90k – £485k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
12 Dec 2025
AL7 3EF

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At a glance

House prices£454k average4% above the Welwyn Garden City average CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station5 min walkWelwyn Garden City station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold52% freeholdAcross 54 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

51 property sales on Penn Way, Welwyn Garden City have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £454,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £222,880. Average sale prices rose from £325,400 in 2016 to £365,167 in 2025 (+12%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 4% above the Welwyn Garden City average of £435,135 over the same period. 11 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 49% flat, 39% terraced, 12% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Penn Way range from £90,000 to £485,000. 52% of homes sold here were freehold and 48% leasehold. Of 92 streets in Welwyn Garden City with at least two sales in the last year, Penn Way ranks 27th for average price.

House prices on Penn Way compared

Penn Way£454,000
AL7 postcode area£387,817
Welwyn Garden City£435,135
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all AL7 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £325,400 (5 sales)2016£325k2017: £408,125 (4 sales)2017£408k2018: £337,100 (10 sales)2018£337k2019: £271,286 (7 sales)2019£271k2020: £216,125 (4 sales)2020£216k2021: £302,900 (5 sales)2021£303k2022: £310,500 (4 sales)2022£311k2023: £436,500 (4 sales)2023£437k2024: £385,000 (2 sales)2024£385k2025: £365,167 (6 sales)2025£365k

Tenure: 52% freehold and 48% leasehold across 54 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat25£222,8801 Jul 2025
Terraced20£434,57512 Dec 2025
Semi-detached6£432,33325 Oct 2023

Sold prices on Penn Way

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
84, Penn Way AL7 3EF 12 Dec 2025£458,000 TerracedFreehold
68, Penn Way AL7 3EF 11 Nov 2025£450,000 TerracedFreehold
94, Penn Way AL7 3EF 18 Aug 2025£470,000 TerracedFreehold
8, Penn Way AL7 3EF 1 Jul 2025£238,000 FlatLeasehold
38, Penn Way AL7 3EF 28 Feb 2025£90,000 FlatLeasehold
98, Penn Way AL7 3EF 7 Jan 2025£485,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Penn Way AL7 3EE 6 Sep 2024£305,000 FlatLeasehold
60, Penn Way AL7 3EF 19 Jan 2024£465,000 TerracedFreehold
82, Penn Way AL7 3EF 8 Dec 2023£471,000 TerracedFreehold
19, Penn Way AL7 3EE 25 Oct 2023£470,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
13, Penn Way AL7 3EE 2 Aug 2023£475,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Penn Way AL7 3EE 12 Apr 2023£330,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
32, Penn Way AL7 3EF 16 Dec 2022£327,000 FlatLeasehold
72, Penn Way AL7 3EF 27 Sep 2022£480,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Penn Way AL7 3EF 2 Sep 2022£230,000 FlatLeasehold
14, Penn Way AL7 3EF 8 Feb 2022£205,000 FlatLeasehold
80, Penn Way AL7 3EF 17 Dec 2021£425,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Penn Way AL7 3EE 24 Sep 2021£450,000 TerracedFreehold
60, Penn Way AL7 3EF 9 Jun 2021£430,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Penn Way AL7 3EF 7 May 2021£92,000 FlatLeasehold
40, Penn Way AL7 3EF 28 Jan 2021£117,500 FlatLeasehold
41, Penn Way AL7 3EE 11 Dec 2020£320,000 FlatLeasehold
24, Penn Way AL7 3EF 29 May 2020£142,500 FlatLeasehold
52, Penn Way AL7 3EF 13 Jan 2020£145,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Penn Way AL7 3EF 9 Jan 2020£257,000 FlatLeasehold
43, Penn Way AL7 3EE 29 Nov 2019£310,000 FlatLeasehold
82, Penn Way AL7 3EF 30 Oct 2019£405,000 TerracedFreehold
48, Penn Way AL7 3EF 2 Oct 2019£161,000 FlatLeasehold
10, Penn Way AL7 3EF 18 Sep 2019£290,000 FlatLeasehold
20, Penn Way AL7 3EF 9 Aug 2019£200,000 FlatLeasehold
31, Penn Way AL7 3EE 26 Apr 2019£418,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Penn Way AL7 3EF 29 Jan 2019£115,000 FlatLeasehold
27, Penn Way AL7 3EE 14 Dec 2018£440,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Penn Way AL7 3EE 14 Dec 2018£290,000 FlatLeasehold
42, Penn Way AL7 3EF 26 Nov 2018£160,000 FlatLeasehold
78, Penn Way AL7 3EF 26 Oct 2018£405,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Penn Way AL7 3EE 10 Aug 2018£290,000 OtherLeasehold
78, Penn Way AL7 3EF 29 Jun 2018£425,000 TerracedFreehold
64, Penn Way AL7 3EF 31 May 2018£410,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Penn Way AL7 3EF 27 Apr 2018£228,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Penn Way AL7 3EE 25 Apr 2018£420,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Penn Way AL7 3EE 21 Mar 2018£317,000 FlatLeasehold
8, Penn Way AL7 3EF 22 Feb 2018£240,000 FlatLeasehold
25, Penn Way AL7 3EE 2 Feb 2018£461,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Penn Way AL7 3EE 19 Dec 2017£404,500 TerracedFreehold
9, Penn Way AL7 3EE 13 Dec 2017£405,000 TerracedFreehold
86, Penn Way AL7 3EF 7 Aug 2017£415,000 TerracedFreehold
72, Penn Way AL7 3EF 27 Apr 2017£408,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Penn Way AL7 3EE 5 Dec 2016£311,000 FlatLeasehold
100, Penn Way AL7 3EF 9 Sep 2016£415,000 TerracedFreehold
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Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
8, Penn Way £240,000 (Feb 2018) → £238,000 (Jul 2025) -1%
over 7 yrs
38, Penn Way £92,000 (May 2021) → £90,000 (Feb 2025) -2%
over 4 yrs
60, Penn Way £430,000 (Jun 2021) → £465,000 (Jan 2024) +8%
over 3 yrs
82, Penn Way £420,000 (May 2016) → £405,000 (Oct 2019) → £471,000 (Dec 2023) +12%
over 8 yrs
72, Penn Way £408,000 (Apr 2017) → £480,000 (Sep 2022) +18%
over 5 yrs
22, Penn Way £232,000 (Sep 2016) → £230,000 (Sep 2022) -1%
over 6 yrs
40, Penn Way £115,000 (Jan 2019) → £117,500 (Jan 2021) +2%
over 2 yrs
41, Penn Way £317,000 (Mar 2018) → £320,000 (Dec 2020) +1%
over 3 yrs
6, Penn Way £249,000 (Aug 2016) → £257,000 (Jan 2020) +3%
over 3 yrs
78, Penn Way £425,000 (Jun 2018) → £405,000 (Oct 2018) -5%
over under a year
47, Penn Way £311,000 (Dec 2016) → £290,000 (Aug 2018) -7%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Penn Way

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Peartree Primary School 184 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.2 mi
Ludwick Nursery School 177 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.4 mi
Holwell Primary School 397 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Our Lady Catholic Primary School 204 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Applecroft School 454 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Creswick Academy 325 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.7 mi
Swallow Dell Primary and Nursery School 418 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Stanborough School 1,287 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.9 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Welwyn Garden City station 0.2 mi · 5 min walk
  • Welwyn North station 1.8 mi · 37 min walk
  • Hatfield (Herts) station 2.4 mi · 48 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Penn Way (nr, Broadwater Rd) 1 min walk
  • Penn Way (opp, Broadwater Road) 1 min walk
  • Hyde Way (nr, Broadwater Road) 3 min walk
  • Hyde Way (opp, Broadwater Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Peartree Lane Surgery
    110 Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City · 0.2 mi
  • The Garden City Practice
    Birdcroft Road, Welwyn Garden City · 0.3 mi
  • Hall Grove Group Practice
    4 Hall Grove, Welwyn Garden City · 1.1 mi
  • Spring House Health
    Spring House Site, Ascots Lane, Welwyn Garden City · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Iceland Iceland Welwyn Garden City · 0.2 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Welwyn Garden City · 0.3 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Bessemer Road · 0.4 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Welwyn Garden City · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Peartree Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Boots · 0.3 mi
  • Johns & Kelynack Pharmacy · 0.4 mi

Dentists

  • Church Road Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
  • Parkway Community Health Clinic · 0.3 mi
  • Peartree Clinic Welwyn · 0.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income3 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime4 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned39.9%62.5%
Private rented22.7%20.3%
Social rented37.0%17.1%
Households737

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6472.5%64.1%
Aged 65+6.6%18.6%
Residents1,706

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks95%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks96%92%

Share of homes across Welwyn Hatfield with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Penn Way

Ethnic group

HereWelwyn Hatfield
White75.1%78.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh9.7%8.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.8%6.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.2%4.1%
Other ethnic group2.1%2.3%

Religion

HereWelwyn Hatfield
No religion45%37%
Christian41.1%47.2%
Not answered5%6.7%
Hindu3.5%3.2%
Muslim2.1%3.3%
Buddhist1.3%0.7%
Other religion0.9%0.7%
Sikh0.8%–

Country of birth

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Born in the UK75.3%78%
Born outside the UK24.7%22%

Highest qualification

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Level 4 qualifications and above42.1%37.3%
Level 3 qualifications15.6%19.1%
No qualifications14.3%14.3%
Level 2 qualifications12.3%12.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.5%9.2%
Apprenticeship3.4%4.5%
Other qualifications1.8%2.7%

General health

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Very good health49.2%51.7%
Good health35.1%33.5%
Fair health11.4%11%
Bad health3.5%3.1%
Very bad health0.9%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereWelwyn Hatfield
1 car or van in household50.8%41.6%
No cars or vans in household23.8%17.6%
2 cars or vans in household20.1%29.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.3%11.3%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Welwyn Hatfield.

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