39 Napsbury Lane is a detached house in St Albans (AL1 1DU). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £745,000 sits 60.2% above the 2015 sale of £465,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£450/sq ft) was about 59.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 96 m² it sits well below the postcode median (152 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sold in February 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension with rooflight, raised roof, roof conversion from hip to gable to the rear, loft conversion with one front gable dormer window, two side flat dormer windows and rooflights, alterations to openings and alterations to d
39 Napsbury Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£745,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£465,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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39 Napsbury Lane outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,844
Street avg £3,883
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 166 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Birklands Park — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Raising of roof ridge
Full planning data for 39 Napsbury Lane, St Albans, AL1 1DU
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12 February 2015Most recent
£465,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1DU: £888,000 (2024–2022).
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
AL1 1JW
Closest school
0.9 km
Samuel Ryder Academy. 26 schools nearby.