170 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EN
About 170 Longcroft Lane
170 Longcroft Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EN). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 82 m² it's 26.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 23 EPCs). Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£726/sq ft) was about 221.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £641,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
170 Longcroft Lane has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 170 Longcroft Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£702,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 27 years.
£641,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
6 October 2022Most recent
£641,000
+423.3%over 27 years11 May 1995
£122,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6EN: £427,500 (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
£400,000140 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EN
Sold Sept 2022
£485,000154 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EN
Sold Nov 2020
£395,000134 Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EN
Sold Sept 2020
£630,000
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Versus other Longcroft Lane homes
On price per m², 170 Longcroft Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£7,817
Street avg £4,759
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 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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