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Longcroft Gardens, Welwyn Garden City

MyStreetCheck free street report: Longcroft Gardens, Welwyn Garden City · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/welwyn-garden-city/longcroft-gardens/

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL8 6JR.

Average price (last 12 months)
£433,750
4 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£496,464
14 sales
Price range
£350k – £730k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
10 Jul 2026
AL8 6JR

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At a glance

House prices£434k averageAbout the Welwyn Garden City average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station7 min walkWelwyn Garden City station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 17 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

14 property sales on Longcroft Gardens, Welwyn Garden City have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £433,750. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £440,556. By property type, sales here have been 64% terraced, 29% semi-detached, 7% detached. Recorded sale prices on Longcroft Gardens range from £350,000 to £730,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 92 streets in Welwyn Garden City with at least two sales in the last year, Longcroft Gardens ranks 37th for average price.

House prices on Longcroft Gardens compared

Longcroft Gardens£433,750
AL8 postcode area£554,908
Welwyn Garden City£435,135
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all AL8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £450,000 (1 sales)2016£450k2017: £543,500 (3 sales)2017£544k2019: £412,500 (2 sales)2019£413k2022: £410,000 (1 sales)2022£410k2024: £730,000 (1 sales)2024£730k2025: £523,333 (3 sales)2025£523k2026: £445,000 (3 sales)2026£445k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 17 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced9£440,55610 Jul 2026
Semi-detached4£576,87526 Feb 2025
Detached1£678,00028 Jun 2017

Sold prices on Longcroft Gardens

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
19, Longcroft Gardens AL8 6JR 10 Jul 2026£390,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Longcroft Gardens AL8 6JR 20 Feb 2026£410,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Longcroft Gardens AL8 6JR 30 Jan 2026£535,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Longcroft Gardens AL8 6JR 7 Nov 2025£400,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Longcroft Gardens AL8 6JR 27 Oct 2025£555,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Longcroft Gardens AL8 6JR 26 Feb 2025£615,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
21, Longcroft Gardens AL8 6JR 31 Oct 2024£370,000 TerracedFreehold
52, Longcroft Gardens AL8 6JR 14 Oct 2024£730,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Longcroft Gardens AL8 6JR 4 Feb 2022£410,000 TerracedFreehold
41, Longcroft Gardens AL8 6JR 12 May 2021£450,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Longcroft Gardens AL8 6JR 25 Oct 2019£350,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Longcroft Gardens AL8 6JR 15 Aug 2019£475,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
10, Longcroft Gardens AL8 6JR 5 Sep 2017£487,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Longcroft Gardens AL8 6JR 28 Jun 2017£678,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Longcroft Gardens AL8 6JR 10 Mar 2017£465,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Longcroft Gardens AL8 6JR 1 Mar 2017£455,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Longcroft Gardens AL8 6JR 16 Sep 2016£450,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

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Crime and flood risk near Longcroft Gardens

Crime

311 crimes were reported within about a mile of Longcroft Gardens in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour94
Violence & sexual offences79
Shoplifting49
Criminal damage & arson18
Other theft18
Public order18

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Longcroft Gardens is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Mimram in Hertfordshire Flood alert area
  • River Lee from Lemsford to Hertford Flood warning area
  • River Beane catchment Flood alert area
  • River Lee at Hertford Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Longcroft Gardens

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Peartree Primary School 184 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.3 mi
Our Lady Catholic Primary School 204 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
Applecroft School 454 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Ludwick Nursery School 177 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.5 mi
Holwell Primary School 397 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Stanborough School 1,287 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.7 mi
Creswick Academy 325 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.7 mi
Lakeside School 115 pupils Community special school 2–19 Report 0.8 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Welwyn Garden City station 0.3 mi · 7 min walk
  • Welwyn North station 2.0 mi · 39 min walk
  • Hatfield (Herts) station 2.3 mi · 46 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Birdcroft Rd (adj, Parkway) 3 min walk
  • Barleycroft Rd (adj, Parkway) 4 min walk
  • Broadwater Crescent (nr, Broadwater Crescent) 4 min walk
  • Broadwater Crescent (opp, Broadwater Road) 5 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Garden City Practice
    Birdcroft Road, Welwyn Garden City · 0.1 mi
  • Peartree Lane Surgery
    110 Peartree Lane, Welwyn Garden City · 0.4 mi
  • Spring House Health
    Spring House Site, Ascots Lane, Welwyn Garden City · 1.2 mi
  • Hall Grove Group Practice
    4 Hall Grove, Welwyn Garden City · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Iceland Iceland Welwyn Garden City · 0.3 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Welwyn Garden City · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Welwyn Garden City · 0.3 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Welwyn Garden City · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.3 mi
  • Peartree Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Johns & Kelynack Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Parkway Community Health Clinic · 0.1 mi
  • Church Road Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Beauty Welwyn Garden City · 0.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income8 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned70.5%62.5%
Private rented11.8%20.3%
Social rented17.7%17.1%
Households774

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6459.3%64.1%
Aged 65+25.2%18.6%
Residents1,757

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks95%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks96%92%

Share of homes across Welwyn Hatfield with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Longcroft Gardens

Ethnic group

HereWelwyn Hatfield
White86.6%78.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.7%8.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.4%4.1%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%6.1%
Other ethnic group1.4%2.3%

Religion

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Christian49.9%47.2%
No religion39.1%37%
Not answered5.7%6.7%
Muslim2.1%3.3%
Hindu1%3.2%
Buddhist0.8%0.7%
Jewish0.8%0.9%
Other religion0.5%0.7%

Country of birth

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Born in the UK85.4%78%
Born outside the UK14.6%22%

Highest qualification

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Level 4 qualifications and above52.7%37.3%
Level 3 qualifications13.5%19.1%
Level 2 qualifications12.1%12.9%
No qualifications9.3%14.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.9%9.2%
Apprenticeship2.6%4.5%
Other qualifications2%2.7%

General health

HereWelwyn Hatfield
Very good health50.9%51.7%
Good health33.8%33.5%
Fair health11.6%11%
Bad health3%3.1%
Very bad health0.7%0.8%

Cars or vans per household

HereWelwyn Hatfield
1 car or van in household49.6%41.6%
2 cars or vans in household27.4%29.5%
No cars or vans in household14.9%17.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.1%11.3%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Welwyn Hatfield.

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