79 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EL
About 79 Longcroft Lane
79 Longcroft Lane is a three-bedroom property in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EL). It has council tax band E.
Held since November 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year.
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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
Energy performance
No EPC on record
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
Planning history
79 Longcroft Lane has 5 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Reference
- 6/2017/0058/HOUSE
- Oct 2016ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension
- Reference
- 6/2016/0873/EM
What's in 79 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EL's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.
£282,500
Growth on file: 9.6% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
1 November 2006Most recent
£282,500
+174.3%over 10 years15 August 1996
£103,000
+1.0%over 11 months17 September 1995
£101,950
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 79 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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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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