28 Highfield Lane, Tyttenhanger, St Albans, AL4 0RQ

28 Highfield Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Tyttenhanger, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 0RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Held since July 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2005–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at 12% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £595,000 sits 63% above the 2008 sale of £365,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 140.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.