What kind of home is 96 Roestock Lane, AL4 0QN?

96 Roestock Lane, AL4 0QN is a semi-detached house.

What did 96 Roestock Lane, AL4 0QN sell for?

96 Roestock Lane, AL4 0QN last sold for £535,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £320,000 in March 2007, so prices have been rising over 14 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 96 Roestock Lane, AL4 0QN?

Across 2 sales between March 2007 and June 2021, 96 Roestock Lane, AL4 0QN rose from £320,000 to £535,000, a change of £215,000. That works out to roughly +3.7% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 96 Roestock Lane, AL4 0QN?

The current EPC rating for 96 Roestock Lane, AL4 0QN is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in October 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 96 Roestock Lane, AL4 0QN?

96 Roestock Lane, AL4 0QN has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (904 sq ft). That makes it about 24% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in AL4 0QN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 96 Roestock Lane, AL4 0QN use?

The latest EPC at 96 Roestock Lane, AL4 0QN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 96 Roestock Lane, AL4 0QN?

96 Roestock Lane, AL4 0QN is in council tax band D.

Which area is 96 Roestock Lane, AL4 0QN in?

96 Roestock Lane, AL4 0QN sits in Colney Heath, St. Albans, St Albans. It falls within the AL4 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

Is 96 Roestock Lane, AL4 0QN in a safe area?

Police records around 96 Roestock Lane, AL4 0QN 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 96 Roestock Lane, AL4 0QN?

The closest primary school to 96 Roestock Lane, AL4 0QN is Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School (1.2km), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School (2.4km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 96 Roestock Lane, AL4 0QN?

The closest bus stop to 96 Roestock Lane, AL4 0QN is Roestock Lane, 161m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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96 Roestock Lane, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QN

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

84 m²

904 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 96 Roestock Lane

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

96 Roestock Lane is a semi-detached house in Colney Heath, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 0QN). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

Across 2007–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £600,000 is 12.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£592/sq ft) was about 153.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 84 m² it's 21.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 7 EPCs). Last sale on file: £535,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 96 Roestock Lane, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

1 application on record at 96 Roestock Lane, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QN

1decisions1extensions18documents3nearby

Flagged:Demolition

Nov 2023
DemolitionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part single, part two storey side extension and single storey rear extension including demolition of garage (AMENDED DESCRIPTION AND PLANS)
Extension
Documents
18 docs on file
Reference
5/2023/0976
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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.

Latest sale on 96 Roestock Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£600,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£535,000

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

3 June 2021Most recent
£535,000
+67.2%over 14 years
2 March 2007
£320,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0QN: £380,000 (2015–2009).

Nearby sales in AL4 0QN

On the street

Versus other Roestock Lane homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

96 Roestock Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,369

Street avg £3,043

Strongly above

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

1.2 km

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

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