What type of property is 21 Sleapshyde Lane, AL4 0SD?

21 Sleapshyde Lane, AL4 0SD is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 21 Sleapshyde Lane, AL4 0SD sell for?

21 Sleapshyde Lane, AL4 0SD last sold for £525,000 in March 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £267,000 in April 2006. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 21 Sleapshyde Lane, AL4 0SD?

Across 3 sales between April 2006 and March 2025, 21 Sleapshyde Lane, AL4 0SD rose from £267,000 to £525,000, a change of £258,000. That works out to roughly +3.6% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 21 Sleapshyde Lane, AL4 0SD have?

The current EPC rating for 21 Sleapshyde Lane, AL4 0SD is E with a score of 52 out of 100, lodged in May 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 21 Sleapshyde Lane, AL4 0SD?

21 Sleapshyde Lane, AL4 0SD has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (969 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in AL4 0SD. Source: EPC Register.

How is 21 Sleapshyde Lane, AL4 0SD heated?

The latest EPC at 21 Sleapshyde Lane, AL4 0SD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 21 Sleapshyde Lane, AL4 0SD?

21 Sleapshyde Lane, AL4 0SD is in council tax band D.

Where is 21 Sleapshyde Lane, AL4 0SD located?

21 Sleapshyde Lane, AL4 0SD sits in Smallford, St. Albans, St Albans. It falls within the AL4 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

What is crime like near 21 Sleapshyde Lane, AL4 0SD?

Police records around 21 Sleapshyde Lane, AL4 0SD show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (123% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 21 Sleapshyde Lane, AL4 0SD?

The closest primary school to 21 Sleapshyde Lane, AL4 0SD is Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School (656m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School (1.8km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 21 Sleapshyde Lane, AL4 0SD?

The closest bus stop to 21 Sleapshyde Lane, AL4 0SD is Sleapshyde Lane, 179m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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21 Sleapshyde Lane, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0SD

Extendable3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

90 m²

969 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 52

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 21 Sleapshyde Lane

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

21 Sleapshyde Lane is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Smallford, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 0SD). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 90 m² it's 15.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 12 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £525,000. Across 2006–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£542/sq ft) was about 193.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
DrivewayYes

Building

RefurbishedYes
Extension potentialPossible

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

21 Sleapshyde Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

E52

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Sleapshyde Lane, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0SD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 Sleapshyde Lane has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

21 Sleapshyde Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£567,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£525,000

Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

14 March 2025Most recent
£525,000
+23.5%over 5 years
30 January 2020
£425,000
+59.2%over 13 years
27 April 2006
£267,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0SD: £620,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in AL4 0SD

On the street

Versus other Sleapshyde Lane homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 21 Sleapshyde Lane lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,833

Street avg £5,075

Above

Floor Area

90 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.6 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Below

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full St Albans report

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

0.7 km

Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School. 11 schools nearby.

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