2 Longcroft Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EP
About 2 Longcroft Green
2 Longcroft Green is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EP). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in August 1998. 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 £612,000 sits 376.3% above the 1998 sale of £128,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 69.2% below the postcode norm. At 117 m² it's 28.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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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
Energy performance
2 Longcroft Green's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 Longcroft Green has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
2 Longcroft Green's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£612,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£128,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 August 1998Most recent
£128,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6EP: £415,000 (2021–2014).
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Versus other Longcroft Green homes
EPC Rating for 2 Longcroft Green lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,098
Street avg £3,667
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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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