5 Doggetts Way is a semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 2NF). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in December 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 8.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £505,000 is 40.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£413/sq ft) was about 79.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in December 2014.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jun 2024
5 Doggetts Way has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 4.50m in depth x 2.99m in height with 2.99m height to eaves
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£505,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 17 years.
£360,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 17 years.
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5 Doggetts Way is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£4,444
Street avg £4,019
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Wilshere Avenue — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Full planning data for 5 Doggetts Way, St Albans, AL1 2NF
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15 December 2014Most recent
£360,000
+79.1%over 9 years4 November 2005
£201,000
+117.3%over 7 years15 May 1998
£92,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 2NF: £480,000 (2025–2022).
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CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
Closest school
0.5 km
St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School. 27 schools nearby.