Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Longview, Roestock Lane, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QW
4 planning records
Last sold (2005)
£345,000
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- AL4 0QW recent median£840,000
Newest record on this page: June 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Council tax
Band F
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Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2005
Recent sales in AL4 0QW
5 sales, median £840,000 (2023–2015)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2023 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Not available | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 4 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Longview has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
Sales timeline
13 October 2005Most recent
£345,000
+136.3%over 8 years20 May 1997
£146,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0QW: £840,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in AL4 0QW
Longlands, Roestock Lane, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QW
Sold Jun 2023
£575,000The Grove, Roestock Lane, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QW
Sold Oct 2021
£970,000Cartref, Roestock Lane, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QW
Sold Jan 2020
£680,000The Oaks, Roestock Lane, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QW
Sold Jan 2017
£975,000Hawthorns, Roestock Lane, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QW
Sold Aug 2015
£840,000
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- 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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About Longview
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Longview is a property in Colney Heath, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 0QW). It has council tax band F.
Held since October 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Longview, 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.
4 applications on record at Longview, Roestock Lane, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QW
4decisions4extensions51documents2nearby
Flagged:Demolition
- Jan 2012ExtensionOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of existing car port and construction of single storey side and rear extension
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2011/2615
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionApr 2018Decision
- DemolitionAug 2012Decision
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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.
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.
Nearest schools
- Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary1.3km
- De Havilland Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km
- St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham GreenPrimary1.7km
- Oak View Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary2.0km
Nearest stops
- Roestock LaneBus stop96m
- Tudor CloseBus stop435m
- Park and RideBus stop679m
- Garden AvenueBus stop703m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences652 reports36%
- Anti-social Behaviour358 reports20%
- Criminal Damage & Arson159 reports9%
- Vehicle Crime143 reports8%
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- How the estimate is made
- We don't publish an estimate for Longview because there is no EPC to tell the model the home's size and specification. The full report sets its records against recent comparable sales in AL4 0QW.
- 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 Longview. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- There is no Energy Performance Certificate on the public register for Longview. A valid EPC is needed to sell or let a home in England and Wales, and lasts 10 years.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to Longview. 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 9 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL4 0QW, not by walking route.
- Council tax band
- Longview is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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