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38 Longacres, St Albans, AL4 0DR

5 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
223 m²
2400 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 38 Longacres

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

38 Longacres is a detached house in St Albans (AL4 0DR). It has a recorded floor area of 223 m² (around 2400 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73).

At 223 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,251,000 is 29.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£402/sq ft) was about 22.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold January 2021 for £965,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

38 Longacres's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 38 Longacres, St Albans, AL4 0DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.

5 applications on record at 38 Longacres, St Albans, AL4 0DR

5decisions3extensions60documents3nearby
  1. Feb 2012
    Application
    Outcome in report

    Single storey unit with pergola and low level fencing for Sui Generis (cattery) use

    Documents
    20 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2011/2931
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Loft ConversionDecision
  4. ConservatoryDecision

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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£1,251,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 22 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£965,000

Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 January 2021Most recent

    £965,000

    +211.3%over 21 years

  2. 16 May 1999

    £310,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0DR: £650,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Longacres homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 38 Longacres runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,327

Street avg £5,474

Below

Floor Area

223 m²

Street avg 108 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.0 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 38 Longacres

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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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
Comparables

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£1.9m

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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

Beaumont School. 28 schools nearby.

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