49 Napsbury Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL1 1DU). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in April 2018 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,092,000 is 41.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£456/sq ft) was about 61.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold February 2019 for £770,000.
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
Detached garage to front of property
49 Napsbury Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,092,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£770,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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EPC Rating for 49 Napsbury Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,904
Street avg £3,879
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 162 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Part single, part two storey rear extension, front porch extension, front porch canopy, hipped roof following demolition of existing gable end, conversion of loft with two dormers to rear roof slope and front rooflight
Full planning data for 49 Napsbury Lane, St Albans, AL1 1DU
2 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
1 February 2019Most recent
£770,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1DU: £888,000 (2024–2022).
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
AL1 1SZ
Closest school
0.9 km
Samuel Ryder Academy. 26 schools nearby.