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Round House Farm, 3 The Rickyard, Roestock Lane, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0PP

EPC B2 planning records

Estimated value

£701,000

  • Since the 2018 sale (£599,000)+17%
  • Against AL4 0PP's recent median (£700,000)0%

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
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
164 m²
1765 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 82
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£701,000

  • Against its 2018 sale (£599,000)+17%
  • Against AL4 0PP's recent median (£700,000)0%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Round House Farm is modelled from its 164 m² EPC floor area, its 2 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

    164 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2014

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2018

  • Recent sales in AL4 0PP

    5 sales, median £700,000 (2025–2013)

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SalesLatest sale shown: November 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 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.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 March 2018Most recent

    £599,000

  2. 27 August 2014

    £600,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0PP: £700,000 (2025–2013).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Round House Farm, 3 The Rickyard, 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 Round House Farm

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

Round House Farm is a three-bedroom detached house in Colney Heath, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 0PP). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft). The latest certificate (August 2014) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 82% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 8 years ago, in March 2018. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £701,000 is 17% above the 2018 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
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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.

Round House Farm'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 10 Aug 2024

Current Certificate
Aug 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
B82
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
—

Certificate validity

Expired on 10 August 2024

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Round House Farm, 3 The Rickyard, Roestock Lane, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0PP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at Round House Farm, 3 The Rickyard, Roestock Lane, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0PP

2decisions15documents2nearby
  1. Apr 2013
    Conditions
    Outcome in report

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (no enclosures), 7 (on site parking), 9 (refuse screening), 12 a-h (hard & soft landscaping), 13 (soft landscape works), 15 (replacement trees), 16 (finished floor levels), 17 (4) (contamination verification plan), 18 (verificati

    Documents
    15 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2013/0318
    Full record in report
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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.

Years Held for Round House Farm runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,652

Street avg £4,291

Below

Floor Area

164 m²

Street avg 131 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

On par

Years Held

8 years

Street avg 1 years

Strongly above
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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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Round House Farm is modelled from its 164 m² EPC floor area, its 2 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. 2 sales are recorded for Round House Farm. 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 Round House Farm was lodged in August 2014 at band B and expired in August 2024, 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. 2 applications are matched to Round House Farm. 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.
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