75 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EL
About 75 Longcroft Lane
75 Longcroft Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EL). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £722,000 is 13.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£663/sq ft) was about 172% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in November 2017.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
75 Longcroft Lane has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 75 Longcroft Lane has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£722,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 21 years.
£635,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
9 November 2017Most recent
£635,000
+381.1%over 21 years30 June 1996
£132,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6EL: £495,000 (2023–2014).
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
£495,00099 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EL
Sold Jun 2016
£460,00097 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EL
Sold Apr 2012
£390,000
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Versus other Longcroft Lane homes
Price per m² for 75 Longcroft Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,135
Street avg £3,959
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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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