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42 Longacres, St Albans, AL4 0DR

6 planning records

Estimated value

£588,000

  • Since the 1999 sale (£177,000)+232%
  • Against AL4 0DR's recent median (£650,000)-10%

Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
112 m²
1201 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£588,000

  • Against its 1999 sale (£177,000)+232%
  • Against AL4 0DR's recent median (£650,000)-10%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 42 Longacres is modelled from its 112 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL4 0DR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    112 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2010

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 1999

  • Recent sales in AL4 0DR

    5 sales, median £650,000 (2025–2024)

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SalesLatest sale shown: August 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 6 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

42 Longacres's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).

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What this page doesn't show

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Overview

About 42 Longacres

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

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 £588,000 sits 232.2% above the 1999 sale of £177,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£147/sq ft) was about 55.8% 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. At 112 m² it's 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (92 m² median across 28 EPCs).

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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.

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

Current Certificate
Jun 2010

EPC Rating

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

Certificate validity

Expired on 20 June 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Longacres, St Albans, AL4 0DR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 Longacres has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

6 applications on record at 42 Longacres, St Albans, AL4 0DR

6decisions6extensions44documents2nearby
  1. Dec 2002
    Garage ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Conversion of garage to habitable accommodation

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    5/2002/2037
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Loft ConversionDecision
  4. PorchDecision

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On the street

Versus other Longacres homes

Four headline reads against 28 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

42 Longacres is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,586

Street avg £5,628

Strongly below

Floor Area

112 m²

Street avg 111 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

On par
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.

Crime

113/mo

Steady 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.

Nearest schools

  • Beaumont SchoolSecondary597m
  • Nicholas Breakspear Catholic SchoolSecondary744m
  • Camp Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary792m
  • Oakwood Primary SchoolPrimary819m

Nearest stops

  • Princess Diana DriveBus stop177m
  • Russet DriveBus stop282m
  • Oakwood DriveBus stop294m
  • Wynches Farm DriveBus stop327m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences652 reports36%
  • Anti-social Behaviour358 reports20%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson159 reports9%
  • Vehicle Crime143 reports8%

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 42 Longacres is modelled from its 112 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL4 0DR. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 42 Longacres. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 42 Longacres was lodged in June 2010 at band D and expired in June 2020, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 6 applications are matched to 42 Longacres. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 28 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL4 0DR, not by walking route.
Council tax band
42 Longacres is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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