13 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EB
About 13 Longcroft Lane
13 Longcroft Lane is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EB). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in September 2013 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). 11 years since the last transfer (April 2015). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £707,000 is 23% above the 2015 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2005.
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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
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Oct 2005
What's in 13 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 13 Longcroft Lane has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£707,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 18 years.
£575,000
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
16 April 2015Most recent
£575,000
+130.0%over 13 years6 September 2001
£249,950
+55.2%over 2 years25 February 1999
£161,000
+21.5%over 1 year24 July 1997
£132,500
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 13 Longcroft Lane, in one report
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Versus other Longcroft Lane homes
On habitable rooms, 13 Longcroft Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,180
Street avg £5,467
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 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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