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83 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EL

4 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
107 m²
1152 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 75
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 83 Longcroft Lane

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

83 Longcroft Lane is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EL). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2018) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).

At 107 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold September 2019 for £532,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £638,000 is 19.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£462/sq ft) was about 89.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2018

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C75
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2018from Mar 2014
EPC improved fromD58toC75
Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Walls
PoorGood

Wall insulation improved

Roof Insulation
UninsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+

Low Energy Lighting
0%42%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 83 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Aug 2015
    Loft ConversionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of a single storey rear extension and loft conversion with rear dormer

    Extension
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    N6/2015/1223/FP
    View planning record
  2. Aug 2015
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Removal of Sycamore tree

    Reference
    N6/2015/1218/TC
    View planning record

What's in 83 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EL's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

83 Longcroft Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£638,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 24 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2019)

£532,500

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 September 2019Most recent

    £532,500

    +44.9%over 5 years
  2. 17 June 2014

    £367,500

    +273.1%over 17 years
  3. 11 November 1996

    £98,500

    +9.4%over 11 months
  4. 7 December 1995

    £90,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6EL: £495,000 (2023–2014).

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On the street

Versus other Longcroft Lane homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 83 Longcroft Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,977

Street avg £4,175

Above

Floor Area

107 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Welwyn Garden City district page.

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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FAQ

Common questions

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