24 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EA
About 24 Longcroft Lane
24 Longcroft Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EA). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£647/sq ft) was about 118% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2023 for £710,000.
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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
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Heating systemGas
- EV chargerYes
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
24 Longcroft Lane has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Oct 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1-Rowan-Fell to ground level as it is dying
- Reference
- 6/2024/1520/EMT
- Sept 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
T1-Rowan-Fell to ground level as it is dying
- Reference
- 6/2024/1518/TC
What's in 24 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EA's planning history?
5 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 24 Longcroft Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£768,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 19 years.
£710,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
24 May 2023Most recent
£710,000
+163.0%over 19 years19 January 2004
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6EA: £580,000 (2018–2007).
Nearby sales in AL8 6EA
34 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EA
Sold May 2018
£633,00030 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EA
Sold Nov 2015
£503,99526 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EA
Sold Oct 2015
£600,2716 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EA
Sold Apr 2014
£580,00012 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EA
Sold Apr 2007
£380,000
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Versus other Longcroft Lane homes
24 Longcroft Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,961
Street avg £4,002
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
Sainsbury's — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Peartree Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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