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Roestock Cottage, Roestock Lane, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0PP

3 sales on record6 planning records

Estimated value

£959,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£1,000,000)-4%
  • Against AL4 0PP's recent median (£600,000)+60%

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

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
194 m²
2088 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£959,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£1,000,000)-4%
  • Against AL4 0PP's recent median (£600,000)+60%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Roestock Cottage is modelled from its 194 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL4 0PP. 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

    194 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2015

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in AL4 0PP

    5 sales, median £600,000 (2025–2013)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: November 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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2006.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 January 2025Most recent

    £1,000,000

    +36.1%over 7 years

  2. 4 May 2017

    £735,000

    +58.1%over 10 years

  3. 4 July 2006

    £465,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0PP: £600,000 (2025–2013).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Roestock Cottage, Roestock Lane, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0PP. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Roestock Cottage

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

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). Across 2006–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£479/sq ft) was about 41% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £1,000,000 in January 2025.

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  • 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.

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

Current Certificate
Aug 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 25 August 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Roestock Cottage, Roestock Lane, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0PP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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

6decisions5extensions16documents2nearby
Flagged:Change of use
  1. Feb 2002
    Change of UseFull
    Outcome in report

    Change of use of annexe to a separate residential dwelling

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    5/2001/2127
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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On the street

Versus other Roestock Lane homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Roestock Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,155

Street avg £3,791

Strongly above

Floor Area

194 m²

Street avg 128 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.4 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Strongly below
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.
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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

0.8 km

Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School. 8 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary841m
  • De Havilland Primary SchoolPrimary1.9km
  • St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham GreenPrimary2.0km
  • Oak View Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary2.6km

Nearest stops

  • Roestock LaneBus stop211m
  • Hall GardensBus stop239m
  • Roestock LaneBus stop277m
  • Roestock LaneBus stop318m

Most reported crime locally

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

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Roestock Cottage is modelled from its 194 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL4 0PP. 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. 3 sales are recorded for Roestock Cottage. 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 Roestock Cottage was lodged in August 2015 at band D and expired in August 2025, 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 Roestock Cottage. 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 8 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL4 0PP, not by walking route.
Council tax band
Roestock Cottage is in council tax band G. 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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