4 Longcroft Green, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6EP
About 4 Longcroft Green
4 Longcroft Green is a three-bedroom detached house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6EP). It has a recorded floor area of 78 m² (around 840 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sold March 2021 for £425,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £511,000 is 20.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£506/sq ft) was about 76.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 78 m² it's 29.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (110 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
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDetached
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Planning history
4 Longcroft Green has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£511,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 19 years.
£425,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
9 March 2021Most recent
£425,000
+41.7%over 6 years20 March 2014
£300,000
+15.4%over 4 years25 June 2009
£260,000
+10.6%over 7 years15 March 2002
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL8 6EP: £325,000 (2018–1998).
Everything we know about 4 Longcroft Green, in one report
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Versus other Longcroft Green homes
4 Longcroft Green outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,449
Street avg £2,217
Floor Area
78 m²
Street avg 106 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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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