Popefield Farm, Flat 1, Hatfield Road, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0HW
About Popefield Farm
Popefield Farm is a semi-detached house in Smallford, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 0HW). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.
At 136 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
Energy performance
Popefield Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
1 application on record at Popefield Farm, Flat 1, Hatfield Road, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0HW
- Nov 2025AmendmentOutcome in report
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) - Continued use of existing building as B1 offices
Retrospective- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2025/1366
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Sales history & valuation
Popefield Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£390,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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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
0.3 km
Great Nast Hyde — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
Howe Dell Primary School. 14 schools nearby.
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