48 Sleapshyde Lane, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0SB
About 48 Sleapshyde Lane
48 Sleapshyde Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Smallford, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 0SB). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £614,000 is 22.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£479/sq ft) was about 57.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in January 2017.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Solar panelsYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
4 applications on record at 48 Sleapshyde Lane, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0SB
- Aug 2000ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 5/2000/1528
- More recent applications — locked
- DemolitionMay 2011Decision
- DemolitionMar 2011Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
48 Sleapshyde Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£614,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 7 years.
£499,950
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
19 January 2017Most recent
£499,950
+61.3%over 6 years27 May 2010
£310,000
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
Floor Area for 48 Sleapshyde Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,154
Street avg £4,821
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 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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