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 £468,000 sits 73.3% 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Dec 2020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
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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.
£468,000
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
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
4/mo
Rising 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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