83 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EL
About 83 Longcroft Lane
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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Aug 2015Loft ConversionFullIn 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
- Aug 2015
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.
Sales history & valuation
83 Longcroft Lane has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£638,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 24 years.
£532,500
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
25 September 2019Most recent
£532,500
+44.9%over 5 years17 June 2014
£367,500
+273.1%over 17 years11 November 1996
£98,500
+9.4%over 11 months7 December 1995
£90,000
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
£685,000105 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
£460,00097 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EL
Sold Apr 2012
£390,000
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Versus other Longcroft Lane homes
EPC Rating for 83 Longcroft Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,977
Street avg £4,175
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 83 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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