45 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EB
About 45 Longcroft Lane
45 Longcroft Lane is an end-of-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EB). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 892 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). The latest certificate is from March 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £602,000 is 43.3% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£471/sq ft) was about 15.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
45 Longcroft Lane's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Mar 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
45 Longcroft Lane has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2022
- Jan 2022OutbuildingOutlineIn report
Certificate of lawfulness for the erection of garden room outbuilding to rear garden
- Reference
- 6/2021/3473/LAWP
What's in 45 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EB's planning history?
4 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
45 Longcroft Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£602,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 11 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
21 July 2013Most recent
£420,000
+79.5%over 11 years10 April 2002
£234,000
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 45 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
Years Held for 45 Longcroft Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,069
Street avg £5,473
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 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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