1 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EB
About 1 Longcroft Lane
1 Longcroft Lane is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EB). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
8 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £668,000 is 16.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£629/sq ft) was about 61.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in June 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 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
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Longcroft Lane has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Apr 2021RenovationIn report
Replacement of front door and change of driveway surface material
- Reference
- 6/2021/0412/EM
- Feb 2019ConditionsIn report
Submission of details pursuant to condition 3 (Materials) on planning application 6/2017/0725/HOUSE
- Reference
- 6/2018/3198/COND
What's in 1 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EB's planning history?
6 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Longcroft Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£668,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£575,105
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 June 2016Most recent
£575,105
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6EB: £577,500 (2023–2020).
Nearby sales in AL8 6EB
29 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EB
Sold Nov 2023
£645,00017 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EB
Sold Sept 2023
£470,00043 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EB
Sold Apr 2021
£770,00051 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EB
Sold Feb 2021
£577,50065 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EB
Sold Oct 2020
£531,500
Everything we know about 1 Longcroft Lane, 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 Longcroft Lane homes
Price per m² for 1 Longcroft Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,766
Street avg £5,379
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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
Sainsbury's — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Peartree Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
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