Sleapshyde Farm, Sleapshyde, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0SE

Sleapshyde Farm is a detached house in Smallford, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 0SE). It has a recorded floor area of 206 m² (around 2217 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2023 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62).

Across 2023–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at -10.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,236,000 is 31.3% below the 2025 sale of £1,800,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£812/sq ft) was about 192% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 206 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer was January 2025 at £1,800,000 — fresh data. 38 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 5 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.