22 Sleapshyde Lane, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0SB
About 22 Sleapshyde Lane
22 Sleapshyde Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Smallford, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 0SB). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 772 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2010) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from December 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Held since June 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £454,000 sits 68.1% above the 2011 sale of £270,000. 6 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
22 Sleapshyde Lane'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Dec 2020
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 23 December 2020
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Planning history
22 Sleapshyde Lane has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
6 applications on record at 22 Sleapshyde Lane, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0SB
- Apr 2015PorchOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey rear and side extension with two rooflights and front extension to form porch
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2015/0536
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchJan 2021Decision
- PorchApr 2017Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 22 Sleapshyde Lane has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£454,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.1% per year over 15 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 11.1% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
5 June 2011Most recent
£270,000
+18.4%over 7 years7 October 2003
£228,000
+52.0%over 2 years9 February 2001
£150,000
+42.9%over 3 years4 June 1997
£105,000
+84.2%over 9 months21 August 1996
£57,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0SB: £512,500 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in AL4 0SB
32 Sleapshyde Lane, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0SB
Sold Feb 2025
£540,00054 Sleapshyde Lane, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0SB
Sold Sept 2023
£513,00064 Sleapshyde Lane, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0SB
Sold Apr 2021
£395,0002 Sleapshyde Lane, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0SB
Sold Jan 2020
£512,50058 Sleapshyde Lane, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0SB
Sold Aug 2019
£417,000
Versus other Sleapshyde Lane homes
22 Sleapshyde Lane outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,764
Street avg £4,928
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
113/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Sleapshyde Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School. 12 schools nearby.
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