16 Manston Way, St Albans, AL4 0AG
About 16 Manston Way
16 Manston Way is a detached house in St Albans (AL4 0AG). It has a recorded floor area of 200 m² (around 2153 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 67). The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since September 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 200 m² it's 18.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (169 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £1,049,000 sits 162.3% above the 2000 sale of £399,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£186/sq ft) was about 32.4% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.
Energy performance
16 Manston Way sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Feb 2025
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Planning history
1 application on record at 16 Manston Way, St Albans, AL4 0AG
- Dec 2012ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and widening of existing side window
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- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2012/2774
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Sales history & valuation
16 Manston Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,049,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£399,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 September 2000Most recent
£399,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0AG: £525,000 (2022–2008).
Versus other Manston Way homes
On price per m², 16 Manston Way runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,000
Street avg £4,462
Floor Area
200 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
Princess Diana Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School. 28 schools nearby.
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