42 Longacres, St Albans, AL4 0DR
About 42 Longacres
42 Longacres is a semi-detached house in St Albans (AL4 0DR). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1201 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since September 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £575,000 sits 224.9% above the 1999 sale of £177,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 55.5% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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42 Longacres's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jun 2020
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Planning history
42 Longacres has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
6 applications on record at 42 Longacres, St Albans, AL4 0DR
- Dec 2002Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Conversion of garage to habitable accommodation
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 5/2002/2037
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionJun 2018Decision
- PorchSept 2012Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
42 Longacres's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£575,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£177,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 September 1999Most recent
£177,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0DR: £650,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Longacres homes
42 Longacres is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,586
Street avg £5,583
Floor Area
112 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.6 km
Beaumont School. 28 schools nearby.
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