4 Whitehill Cottages, White Hill, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8DN
About 4 Whitehill Cottages
4 Whitehill Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Flamstead, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8DN). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (September 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 107), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Today's modelled estimate of £389,000 sits 62.1% above the 2013 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£293/sq ft) was about 25% below the postcode norm. At 76 m² it sits well below the postcode median (114 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On the market in March 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
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Energy performance
4 Whitehill Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
Wall insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
4 Whitehill Cottages has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
£389,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 March 2013Most recent
£240,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in AL3 8DN: £232,500 (2016–1996).
Versus other White Hill homes
On habitable rooms, 4 Whitehill Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
30 (F)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 114 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Rose and Crown PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Flamstead Village School. 3 schools nearby.
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