55 Hemel Hempstead Road, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7NL
About 55 Hemel Hempstead Road
55 Hemel Hempstead Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Redbourn, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 7NL). It has a recorded floor area of 203 m² (around 2185 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
At 203 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£453/sq ft) was about 45.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 3 refused. Last sale on file: £990,000 in January 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms4
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 December 2026
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Roof insulation improved
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Planning history
8 applications on record at 55 Hemel Hempstead Road, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7NL
- Jan 2013New BuildOutcome in report
Two, two storey semi-detached dwellings with habitable roof space following demolition of existing dwelling, and construction of two vehicle crossovers
- Documents
- 32 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2012/1274
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsJun 2017Decision
- ApplicationApr 2017Decision
+ 5 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 55 Hemel Hempstead Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,040,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 4 years.
£990,000
Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
10 January 2022Most recent
£990,000
+23.8%over 4 years24 July 2017
£800,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 7NL: £616,000 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in AL3 7NL
75a, Hemel Hempstead Road, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7NL
Sold Feb 2026
£580,0009 Hemel Hempstead Road, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7NL
Sold Jan 2026
£690,00063 Hemel Hempstead Road, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7NL
Sold Nov 2024
£616,0007 Hemel Hempstead Road, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7NL
Sold Dec 2023
£765,00029 Hemel Hempstead Road, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7NL
Sold Jan 2023
£305,500
Versus other Hemel Hempstead Road homes
55 Hemel Hempstead Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,877
Street avg £4,124
Floor Area
203 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
170/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Church End — bus stop.
Closest school
1.0 km
Redbourn Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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