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Hawthorns, Roestock Lane, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QW

6 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
114 m²
1229 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About Hawthorns

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

Hawthorns is a detached house in Colney Heath, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 0QW). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1229 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2011) shows a C (score 71). The latest certificate is from July 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2003–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£683/sq ft) was about 67.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (August 2015). 6 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. At 114 m² it's 21.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (145 m² median across 6 EPCs).

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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.

Hawthorns'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Jul 2021

Current Certificate
Jul 2011

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 12 July 2021

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC CExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

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

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

6 applications on record at Hawthorns, Roestock Lane, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QW

6decisions2extensions56documents2nearby
Flagged:RetrospectiveDemolition
  1. Aug 2003
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Single storey front, side and rear extension

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2003/1528
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. AmendmentDecision
  4. DemolitionDecision

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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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2003.

Current estimate

£890,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.4% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£840,000

Growth on file: 10.4% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 August 2015Most recent

    £840,000

    +236.0%over 12 years

  2. 11 June 2003

    £250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0QW: £680,000 (2023–2011).

On the street

Versus other Roestock Lane homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Hawthorns outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£7,356

Street avg £5,127

Strongly above

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 135 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Hawthorns

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£880k

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1 Eagle Way

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£919k

1 Corrys End, Roestock Lane, Colney Heath

AL4 0QW

£931k

1 Chivenor Place

AL4 0AD

4 bed2 bath
£849k

1 Boissy Close, Colney Heath Lane

AL4 0UE

4 bed3 bath
£849k

1 Coopers Gate, Colney Heath

AL4 0ND

4 bed
£941k

1 Church Croft

AL4 0GL

4 bed
£1.0m

1 Bell View

AL4 0SQ

5 bed3 bath
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

0.1 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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