19 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EB
About 19 Longcroft Lane
19 Longcroft Lane is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EB). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2014. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (84 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 10 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £658,000 is 12.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£485/sq ft) was about 18.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in November 2016.
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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
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Apr 2024
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
19 Longcroft Lane has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Oct 2023Loft ConversionIn report
Conversion of loft with 2 x rear facing dormers and insertion of rooflight, new roof with insertion of roof lights to existing single storey rear extension and alterations to openings
Extension- Reference
- 6/2023/1628/EM
- Oct 2023Loft ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of loft with 2 x rear facing dormers and insertion of rooflight, new roof with insertion of roof lights to existing single storey rear extension and alterations to openings
Extension- Reference
- 6/2023/1693/HOUSE
What's in 19 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EB's planning history?
8 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£658,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 14 years.
£585,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
11 November 2016Most recent
£585,000
+178.6%over 14 years18 July 2002
£210,000
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
£645,00017 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
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Versus other Longcroft Lane homes
19 Longcroft Lane outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,223
Street avg £5,464
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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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