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Longcroft House, Flat 31, Church Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6DD

Solar panels
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 1st
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
37 m²
400 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 76
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About Longcroft House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Longcroft House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6DD). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 400 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Longcroft House (37–82 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (57 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£500/sq ft) was about 49.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £200,000 in August 2018.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Heating systemGas
  • Solar panelsYes
  • LiftYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Longcroft House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jul 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C76
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Longcroft House, Flat 31, Church Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6DD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Longcroft House has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£210,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£200,000

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 August 2018Most recent

    £200,000

    +17.6%over 4 years
  2. 7 March 2014

    £170,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6DD: £240,000 (2018–2010).

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On the street

Versus other Church Road homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Longcroft House outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,379

Street avg £3,932

Strongly above

Floor Area

37 m²

Street avg 61 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.7 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Welwyn Garden City district page.

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

Welwyn Garden City Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.6 km

Peartree Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Longcroft House, Flat 31, Church Road, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6DD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.