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4 Darwin Close, Valley Road, St Albans, AL3 6LH

1 planning record
Council tax
Band G
Overview

About 4 Darwin Close

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

4 Darwin Close is a property in St Albans (AL3 6LH). It has council tax band G.

Held since May 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2017. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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  • 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
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Darwin Close, Valley Road, St Albans, AL3 6LH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 4 Darwin Close, Valley Road, St Albans, AL3 6LH

1decisions1extensions5documents
  1. Oct 2017
    Loft ConversionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer window and four front rooflights

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2017/2461
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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4 Darwin Close has been held in the same hands since before 2000.

Last sold (1997)

£212,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 May 1997Most recent

    £212,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 6LH: £812,500 (2025–2015).

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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
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Area

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Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Firbank Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Albans Girls' School. 28 schools nearby.

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