1 Longcroft Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EP
About 1 Longcroft Green
1 Longcroft Green is a semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EP). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since November 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £678,000 sits 522% above the 1996 sale of £109,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 72.3% below the postcode norm. At 110 m² it's 20.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 3 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- May 2022DemolitionFullIn report
Erection of 1 x detached 4-bedroom dwelling and an apartment building accommodating 6 x 2-bedroom flats, with associated car parking, refuse and recycling storage, cycle storage, access/turning heads and landscaping following the demolition of the existing pair of semi-detached dwellings
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 6/2022/1106/FULL
What's in 1 Longcroft Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EP's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Longcroft Green was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£678,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£109,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 November 1996Most recent
£109,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6EP: £415,000 (2021–2014).
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Versus other Longcroft Green homes
Price per m² for 1 Longcroft Green lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£991
Street avg £3,703
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.1 km
Longcroft Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Our Lady Catholic Primary School. 22 schools nearby.
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