81 High Street, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0NS
About 81 High Street
81 High Street is an end-of-terrace house in Colney Heath, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 0NS). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
A recent sale: £330,000 in March 2025. Today's modelled estimate of £430,000 is 30.3% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£511/sq ft) was about 76.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. At 60 m² it's 20.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 30 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 March 2028
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 81 High Street, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0NS
- Sept 2025Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of existing single-storey brick WC extension and replacement with two-storey side and rear extensions, new porch entrance and loft conversion with rear dormer window and rooflights
ExtensionPorch- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2025/0860
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchMar 2026Decision
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Sales history & valuation
81 High Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£430,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£330,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 March 2025Most recent
£330,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0NS: £450,000 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in AL4 0NS
75 High Street, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0NS
Sold Feb 2026
£425,00069 High Street, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0NS
Sold Aug 2024
£433,75039 High Street, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0NS
Sold Nov 2023
£450,00097 High Street, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0NS
Sold Oct 2023
£510,00095 High Street, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0NS
Sold Jun 2023
£530,000
Versus other High Street homes
On years held, 81 High Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,500
Street avg £4,591
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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Crime
113/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Roestock Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School. 6 schools nearby.
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