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26 Princess Diana Drive, St Albans, AL4 0DQ

3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
99 m²
1066 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 26 Princess Diana Drive

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

26 Princess Diana Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL4 0DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £820,000 is 34.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£574/sq ft) was about 143.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in August 2014. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 May 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Princess Diana Drive, St Albans, AL4 0DQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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

2 applications on record at 26 Princess Diana Drive, St Albans, AL4 0DQ

2decisions2extensions16documents3nearby
Flagged:Demolition
  1. Dec 2000
    ConservatoryFull
    Outcome in report

    Conservatory

    Extension
    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    5/2000/2162
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. DemolitionDecision

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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.

Latest sale on 26 Princess Diana Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£820,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£611,232

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 August 2014Most recent

    £611,232

    +67.5%over 9 years

  2. 25 January 2005

    £365,000

    +88.2%over 5 years

  3. 13 May 1999

    £193,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0DQ: £452,000 (2018–2009).

On the street

Versus other Princess Diana Drive homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 26 Princess Diana Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,174

Street avg £3,865

Strongly above

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 108 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly above
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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
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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.
Full St Albans report

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

0.6 km

Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School. 29 schools nearby.

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