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35 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EB

4 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
48 m²
517 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 30
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 35 Longcroft Lane

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

35 Longcroft Lane is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EB). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2010) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 53). The latest certificate is from April 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since March 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £497,000 is 46.2% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£658/sq ft) was about 61.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

35 Longcroft Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Apr 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F30
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 35 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

35 Longcroft Lane has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

  1. Oct 2014
    Conditions
    In report

    Approval of details reserved by condition 3 (materials) of N6/2014/1674/FP

    Reference
    N6/2014/2091/DS
    View planning record
  2. Sept 2014
    Extension
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of single storey rear extension

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    W6/2014/1672/EM
    View planning record

What's in 35 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EB's planning history?

1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.

Current estimate

£497,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.4% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£340,000

Growth on file: 10.4% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 March 2011Most recent

    £340,000

    +40.9%over 8 years
  2. 4 July 2002

    £241,250

    +60.8%over 4 years
  3. 18 June 1998

    £150,000

    +60.9%
  4. 30 January 1998

    £93,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6EB: £577,500 (2023–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Longcroft Lane homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 35 Longcroft Lane lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£7,085

Street avg £5,361

Strongly above

Floor Area

48 m²

Street avg 92 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

9.5 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Welwyn Garden City district page.

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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

FAQ

Common questions

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