71 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EL
About 71 Longcroft Lane
71 Longcroft Lane is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EL). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 90).
It hasn't traded since May 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 72 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £532,000 sits 470.1% above the 1996 sale of £93,312. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 52.3% below the postcode norm.
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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
Outside
- GarageYes
- BalconyYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
71 Longcroft Lane has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
71 Longcroft Lane's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£532,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£93,312
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 May 1996Most recent
£93,312
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
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Versus other Longcroft Lane homes
On price per m², 71 Longcroft Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,296
Street avg £4,543
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.5 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
Longcroft Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Peartree Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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