17 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EB
About 17 Longcroft Lane
17 Longcroft Lane is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EB). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £543,000 is 15.5% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£485/sq ft) was about 24.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £470,000 in September 2023.
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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
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2024Loft ConversionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension, loft conversion with 2 x rear facing dormers and insertion of rooflight to existing rear facing roof following demolition of existing rear extension
ExtensionDemolition- Reference
- 6/2024/0706/EM
- Jun 2024Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear extension, loft conversion with 2 x rear facing dormers and insertion of rooflight to existing rear facing roof
Extension- Reference
- 6/2024/0703/HOUSE
What's in 17 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
17 Longcroft Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£543,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£470,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 September 2023Most recent
£470,000
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
£645,00043 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
£531,50047 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EB
Sold Sept 2020
£575,500
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Versus other Longcroft Lane homes
Years Held for 17 Longcroft Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,222
Street avg £5,464
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 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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