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Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City

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

House prices, sold prices and local information for AL8 6EN, AL8 6EB, AL8 6EL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£710,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£548,887
30 sales
Price range
£357k – £785k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
22 May 2026
AL8 6EJ

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At a glance

House prices£549k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) 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 station8 min walkWelwyn Garden City station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold81% freeholdAcross 31 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

30 property sales on Longcroft Lane, Welwyn Garden City have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £710,000. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £484,130. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 67% terraced, 20% semi-detached, 10% detached. Recorded sale prices on Longcroft Lane range from £357,000 to £785,000. 81% of homes sold here were freehold and 19% leasehold.

House prices on Longcroft Lane compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Longcroft Lane has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all AL8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £504,026 (4 sales)2016£504k2017: £635,000 (1 sales)2017£635k2018: £614,000 (2 sales)2018£614k2019: £447,900 (5 sales)2019£448k2020: £511,900 (5 sales)2020£512k2021: £710,833 (3 sales)2021£711k2022: £563,000 (2 sales)2022£563k2023: £627,500 (4 sales)2023£628k2024: £400,000 (1 sales)2024£400k2025: £455,000 (2 sales)2025£455k2026: £710,000 (1 sales)2026£710k

Tenure: 81% freehold and 19% leasehold across 31 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced20£484,13018 Sep 2025
Semi-detached6£682,33322 May 2026
Detached3£701,6676 Jan 2023
Flat1£585,00011 Nov 2016

Sold prices on Longcroft Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
84, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EJ 22 May 2026£710,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
120, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EN 18 Sep 2025£495,000 TerracedFreehold
96, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EJ 23 Jan 2025£415,000 TerracedFreehold
168, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EN 1 Nov 2024£400,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EB 24 Nov 2023£645,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EB 20 Sep 2023£470,000 TerracedLeasehold
24, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EA 25 May 2023£710,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
95, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EL 6 Jan 2023£685,000 DetachedFreehold
170, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EN 7 Oct 2022£641,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
140, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EN 23 Sep 2022£485,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EF 30 Jun 2021£785,000 DetachedFreehold
43, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EB 30 Apr 2021£770,000 Semi-detachedLeasehold
51, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EB 19 Feb 2021£577,500 TerracedFreehold
140, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EN 13 Nov 2020£427,500 TerracedFreehold
154, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EN 9 Nov 2020£395,000 TerracedFreehold
65, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EB 30 Oct 2020£531,500 TerracedFreehold
134, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EN 30 Sep 2020£630,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EB 25 Sep 2020£575,500 TerracedLeasehold
83, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EL 26 Sep 2019£532,500 TerracedFreehold
105, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EL 12 Jul 2019£495,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EB 3 Jul 2019£480,000 TerracedFreehold
138, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EN 28 Jun 2019£400,000 TerracedFreehold
114, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EN 31 May 2019£375,000 TerracedFreehold
88, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EJ 28 Feb 2019£357,000 TerracedFreehold
33, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EB 5 Oct 2018£595,000 TerracedLeasehold
34, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EA 11 May 2018£633,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
75, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EL 9 Nov 2017£635,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EB 11 Nov 2016£585,000 FlatLeasehold
99, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EL 16 Jun 2016£460,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EB 13 Jun 2016£575,105 TerracedFreehold
128, Longcroft Lane AL8 6EN 12 Feb 2016£396,000 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.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
140, Longcroft Lane £427,500 (Nov 2020) → £485,000 (Sep 2022) +13%
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Crime and flood risk near Longcroft Lane

Crime

308 crimes were reported within about a mile of Longcroft Lane 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 behaviour90
Violence & sexual offences80
Shoplifting48
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 Lane 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 Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Peartree Primary School 184 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.4 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 0.4 mi
Ludwick Nursery School 177 pupils Nursery 2–5 Report 0.6 mi
Holwell Primary School 397 pupils Primary 5–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Stanborough School 1,287 pupils Secondary 11–18 Good Report 0.6 mi
Lakeside School 115 pupils Community special school 2–19 Report 0.7 mi
Creswick Academy 325 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.7 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 0.4 mi · 8 min walk
  • Welwyn North station 2.0 mi · 40 min walk
  • Hatfield (Herts) station 2.3 mi · 45 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Birdcroft Rd (adj, Parkway) 3 min walk
  • Barleycroft Rd (adj, Parkway) 3 min walk
  • Broadwater Crescent (nr, Broadwater Crescent) 4 min walk
  • Longcroft Green (opp, Stanborough Rd) 4 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 · 0.5 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

  • Budgens Budgens Welwyn Garden City · 0.2 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Welwyn Garden City · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Welwyn Garden City · 0.3 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Welwyn Garden City · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.4 mi
  • Peartree Pharmacy · 0.5 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 · 0.4 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 Lane

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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