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25 Napsbury Lane, St Albans, AL1 1DU

3 sales on record6 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
154 m²
1658 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 25 Napsbury Lane

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

25 Napsbury Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL1 1DU). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

6 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£543/sq ft) was about 90.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £900,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes

Outside

  • GarageYes

Building

  • Underfloor heatingYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

25 Napsbury Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 25 Napsbury Lane, St Albans, AL1 1DU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

6 applications on record at 25 Napsbury Lane, St Albans, AL1 1DU

6decisions5extensions60documents5nearby
Flagged:RetrospectiveDemolition
  1. Jul 2004
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Single storey side and rear extension, front and rear dormer windows and alterations to openings

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2004/1015
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. Loft ConversionDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.

Current estimate

£970,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£900,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 February 2022Most recent

    £900,000

    +104.5%over 7 years
  2. 15 December 2014

    £440,000

    +83.3%over 14 years
  3. 3 November 2000

    £240,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1DU: £835,000 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other Napsbury Lane homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 25 Napsbury Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,844

Street avg £3,824

Strongly above

Floor Area

154 m²

Street avg 162 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.4 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 25 Napsbury Lane

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Albans district page.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.6 km

Birklands Park — bus stop.

Closest school

0.9 km

Samuel Ryder Academy. 26 schools nearby.

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Common questions

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