Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
18 Bullens Green Lane is a semi-detached house in Colney Heath, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 0QS). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £640,000 in November 2018. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 26.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £762,000 is 19.1% above the 2018 sale price.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 October 2027
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Switched from solid fuel to cleaner energy source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at 18 Bullens Green Lane.
1 application on record at 18 Bullens Green Lane, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QS
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of part two storey, part single storey side and rear extension with formation of garage to the side.
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Sale price has at least doubled since 2015.
£762,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 26.1% per year over 4 years.
£640,000
Growth on file: 26.1% per year over 4 years.
12 November 2018Most recent
£640,000
+59.5%over 2 years22 May 2016
£401,300
+18.0%over 8 months7 September 2015
£340,000
+22.3%9 April 2015
£278,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0QS: £550,000 (2024–2021).
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Price per m²
£5,039
Street avg £5,020
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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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
1.3 km
Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School. 9 schools nearby.
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