178 Hill End Lane, St Albans, AL4 0AB
About 178 Hill End Lane
178 Hill End Lane is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL4 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1698 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2009) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from March 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 2005 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £707,000 sits 83.6% above the 2005 sale of £385,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- ParkingYes
Energy performance
178 Hill End 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Mar 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 178 Hill End Lane, St Albans, AL4 0AB
- Mar 2003ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2003/0006
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 178 Hill End Lane has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£707,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 17.4% per year over 10 years.
£385,000
Growth on file: 17.4% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
6 December 2005Most recent
£385,000
+382.5%over 9 years21 February 1996
£79,800
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0AB: £355,000 (2013–2006).
Nearby sales in AL4 0AB
Versus other Hill End Lane homes
178 Hill End Lane is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,440
Street avg £2,792
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Frobisher Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Windermere Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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