4 Dickens Close, St Albans, AL3 5PP
About 4 Dickens Close
4 Dickens Close is a semi-detached house in St Albans (AL3 5PP). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2026) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 April 2036
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Planning history
4 Dickens Close has an approved side extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 4 Dickens Close, St Albans, AL3 5PP
- Jun 2013ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Side of property
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Single storey side extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2013/1157
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Sales history & valuation
4 Dickens Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£761,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 5PP: £830,000 (2025–2019).
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Versus other Dickens Close homes
On epc rating, 4 Dickens Close stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 98 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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Crime
170/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Goldsmith Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School. 34 schools nearby.
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