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52 Harpenden Lane, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7PB

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
124 m²
1335 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 52 Harpenden Lane

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

52 Harpenden Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Redbourn, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 7PB). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£517/sq ft) was about 66.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (June 2017). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms4
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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
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

52 Harpenden Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Aug 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 52 Harpenden Lane, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7PB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

1 application on record at 52 Harpenden Lane, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7PB

1decisions1extensions13documents
Flagged:Demolition
  1. Jan 2018
    Garage ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Demolition of conservatory and part rear projection, construction of single storey rear extension with rooflights, partial garage conversion, render to first floor front and side elevations and alterations to openings

    ExtensionDemolition
    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2017/3451
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.

Current estimate

£728,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£690,000

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 June 2017Most recent

    £690,000

    +263.2%over 19 years

  2. 31 August 1997

    £190,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 7PB: £565,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Harpenden Lane homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 52 Harpenden Lane stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,565

Street avg £5,253

Above

Floor Area

124 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below
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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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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Albans district page.
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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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