97 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EL
About 97 Longcroft Lane
97 Longcroft Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EL). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 962 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
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 1996–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £628,000 sits 61% above the 2012 sale of £390,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£405/sq ft) was about 72.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in April 2012. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
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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
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Energy performance
97 Longcroft Lane's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jan 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2025TreesIn report
1 x Crab Apple to remove in sections to ground level 1 x Damson to remove in sections to ground level - seriously declining with large amounts of dead
- Reference
- 6/2025/1074/TC
What's in 97 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 1996.
£628,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 16 years.
£390,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
22 April 2012Most recent
£390,000
-7.1%over 4 years16 September 2007
£420,000
+215.8%over 11 years5 September 1996
£133,000
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
97 Longcroft Lane is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,363
Street avg £4,236
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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