160 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EN
About 160 Longcroft Lane
160 Longcroft Lane is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EN). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 706 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2010) shows a C (score 71). The latest certificate is from December 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since March 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1995–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £417,000 sits 66.8% above the 2011 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 56.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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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
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
160 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Dec 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
160 Longcroft Lane has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jan 2004ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
ERECTION OF A SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
- Reference
- W6/2003/1761/EM
What's in 160 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EN's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
160 Longcroft Lane has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£417,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 15 years.
£250,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
14 March 2011Most recent
£250,000
+242.5%over 15 years28 September 1995
£73,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6EN: £485,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in AL8 6EN
120 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EN
Sold Sept 2025
£495,000168 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EN
Sold Nov 2024
£400,000170 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EN
Sold Oct 2022
£641,000140 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EN
Sold Sept 2022
£485,000154 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EN
Sold Nov 2020
£395,000
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Versus other Longcroft Lane homes
On habitable rooms, 160 Longcroft Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,811
Street avg £4,995
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
Applecroft School. 22 schools nearby.
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