What kind of home is 5 Roestock Gardens, AL4 0QJ?

5 Roestock Gardens, AL4 0QJ is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Roestock Gardens, AL4 0QJ?

5 Roestock Gardens, AL4 0QJ last sold for £525,000 in January 2020, around 6 years ago. Before that, it sold for £275,000 in January 2012, so prices have been rising over 8 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 5 Roestock Gardens, AL4 0QJ?

Across 2 sales between January 2012 and January 2020, 5 Roestock Gardens, AL4 0QJ rose from £275,000 to £525,000, a change of £250,000. That works out to roughly +8.4% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 Roestock Gardens, AL4 0QJ have?

The current EPC rating for 5 Roestock Gardens, AL4 0QJ is E with a score of 43 out of 100, lodged in October 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 Roestock Gardens, AL4 0QJ?

5 Roestock Gardens, AL4 0QJ has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (852 sq ft), around 20 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in AL4 0QJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 Roestock Gardens, AL4 0QJ use?

The latest EPC at 5 Roestock Gardens, AL4 0QJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 Roestock Gardens, AL4 0QJ?

5 Roestock Gardens, AL4 0QJ is in council tax band D.

Which area is 5 Roestock Gardens, AL4 0QJ in?

5 Roestock Gardens, AL4 0QJ sits in Colney Heath, St. Albans, St Albans. It falls within the AL4 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

How safe is the area around 5 Roestock Gardens, AL4 0QJ?

Police records around 5 Roestock Gardens, AL4 0QJ show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (123% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 5 Roestock Gardens, AL4 0QJ?

The closest primary school to 5 Roestock Gardens, AL4 0QJ is Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School (1.1km), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School (2.5km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 5 Roestock Gardens, AL4 0QJ?

The closest bus stop to 5 Roestock Gardens, AL4 0QJ is Roestock Lane, 275m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Roestock Gardens, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QJ

2 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

79 m²

852 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 43

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Roestock Gardens

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

5 Roestock Gardens is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Colney Heath, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 0QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 852 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 79 m² it's 19.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 20 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs). Across 2012–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £643,000 is 22.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£616/sq ft) was about 58.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £525,000 in January 2020.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5 Roestock Gardens'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 06 Oct 2021

EPC Rating

E43

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Roestock Gardens, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at 5 Roestock Gardens, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QJ

2decisions2extensions18documents3nearby

Jan 2014
Garage Conversion
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
First floor side extension, garage conversion and alteration to openings
Extension
Documents
9 docs on file
Reference
5/2013/2861
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Garage ConversionJul 2014Decision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£643,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£525,000

Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

22 January 2020Most recent
£525,000
+90.9%over 8 years
12 January 2012
£275,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0QJ: £725,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in AL4 0QJ

On the street

Versus other Roestock Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 5 Roestock Gardens runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,634

Street avg £5,391

Strongly above

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 101 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.1 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full St Albans report

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

Roestock Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School. 9 schools nearby.

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