Roestock Cottage, Roestock Lane, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0PP
About Roestock Cottage
Roestock Cottage is a detached house in Colney Heath, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 0PP). It has a recorded floor area of 194 m² (around 2088 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 194 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £1,000,000. 6 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Across 2006–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year.
Energy performance
Roestock Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Aug 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Roestock Cottage has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.
6 applications on record at Roestock Cottage, Roestock Lane, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0PP
- Feb 2002Change of UseFullOutcome in report
Change of use of annexe to a separate residential dwelling
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 5/2001/2127
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2012Decision
- ExtensionMay 2007Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2006.
£1,041,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.2% per year over 19 years.
£1,000,000
Growth on file: 4.2% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
9 January 2025Most recent
£1,000,000
+36.1%over 7 years4 May 2017
£735,000
+58.1%over 10 years4 July 2006
£465,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in AL4 0PP: £599,000 (2018–2013).
Versus other Roestock Lane homes
Floor Area for Roestock Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 76 (C)
Floor Area
194 m²
Street avg 128 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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
Roestock Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School. 8 schools nearby.
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