115 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EL
About 115 Longcroft Lane
115 Longcroft Lane is an end-of-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EL). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. At 46 m² this is the 8th smallest of 34 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–124 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2008); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump.
One planning application is currently pending a decision in 2020. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
115 Longcroft Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2020RenovationFullIn report
Replace of windows with uPVC, overclad of fascias with uPVC, renewal of garden gate, and sectional replacement of bullnose timber to porches
New Windows- Reference
- 6/2020/1633/FULL
What's in 115 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
115 Longcroft Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£224,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6EL: £532,500 (2023–2016).
Nearby sales in AL8 6EL
95 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EL
Sold Jan 2023
£685,00083 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EL
Sold Sept 2019
£532,500105 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EL
Sold Jul 2019
£495,00075 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EL
Sold Nov 2017
£635,00099 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EL
Sold Jun 2016
£460,000
Everything we know about 115 Longcroft Lane, in one report
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Versus other Longcroft Lane homes
115 Longcroft Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 76 (C)
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 50 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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
Longcroft Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Peartree Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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