1b, Longacres, St Albans, AL4 0DJ
About 1b
1b is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL4 0DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1450 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007 onwards and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2011) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since December 2008. The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £654,000 sits 56.8% above the 2013 sale of £417,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 25% below the postcode norm. 13 years since the last transfer (August 2013).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
1b ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Mar 2021
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1b has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1b valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£654,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£417,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 August 2013Most recent
£417,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0DJ: £438,000 (2023–2013).
Versus other Longacres homes
On epc rating, 1b stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,096
Street avg £4,694
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
Oakwood Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Beaumont School. 28 schools nearby.
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