99 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EL
About 99 Longcroft Lane
99 Longcroft Lane is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EL). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
At 72 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £546,000 is 18.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£594/sq ft) was about 152.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (June 2016).
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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
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
99 Longcroft Lane has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 99 Longcroft Lane has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£546,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 20 years.
£460,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
15 June 2016Most recent
£460,000
+44.9%over 3 years19 July 2012
£317,500
+194.0%over 16 years22 March 1996
£108,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6EL: £532,500 (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
£495,00075 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EL
Sold Nov 2017
£635,00097 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EL
Sold Apr 2012
£390,000
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Versus other Longcroft Lane homes
99 Longcroft Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,389
Street avg £4,034
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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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