48 Harpenden Lane, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7PB
About 48 Harpenden Lane
48 Harpenden Lane is a detached house in Redbourn, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 7PB). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 4-band jump.
At 53 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 48 Harpenden Lane, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7PB
- Dec 2025Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and alterations to roof to allow loft extension, loft conversion into habitable accommodation with front, side and rear dormer windows, insertion of rooflights and alterations to openings
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2025/2194
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Sales history & valuation
48 Harpenden Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£393,000
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 7PB: £565,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in AL3 7PB
18 Harpenden Lane, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7PB
Sold Feb 2025
£675,00056 Harpenden Lane, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7PB
Sold Oct 2023
£500,00028 Harpenden Lane, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7PB
Sold Dec 2022
£485,00022 Harpenden Lane, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7PB
Sold Nov 2021
£565,00062 Harpenden Lane, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7PB
Sold Mar 2021
£615,000
Versus other Harpenden Lane homes
48 Harpenden Lane is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
35 (F)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 95 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ver Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Redbourn Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
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