37 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EB
About 37 Longcroft Lane
37 Longcroft Lane is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EB). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £530,000 sits 59.2% above the 2014 sale of £333,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in March 2014.
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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
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 37 Longcroft Lane is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jul 2014Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce Birch tree by 30% and Conifer tree by 40%
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- W6/2014/1119/TE
- Jul 2014Tree WorksTreesIn report
Reduce Birch tree by 30% and Conifer tree by 40%
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- N6/2014/1124/TC
What's in 37 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
37 Longcroft Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£530,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£333,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 March 2014Most recent
£333,000
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
Everything we know about 37 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 37 Longcroft Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,964
Street avg £5,534
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 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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