Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Sleapshyde Farm, The Granary, Sleapshyde, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0SE
1 planning record
Estimated value
£302,000
- Against AL4 0SE's recent median (£677,000)-55%
Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
1
From EPC
Floor area
22 m²
237 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£302,000
- Against AL4 0SE's recent median (£677,000)-55%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Sleapshyde Farm is modelled from its 22 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL4 0SE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
22 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2023
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in AL4 0SE
5 sales, median £677,000 (2025–2023)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Sleapshyde Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0SE: £677,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in AL4 0SE
Penlu, Sleapshyde, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0SE
Sold Oct 2025
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Sold Feb 2025
£70,000Sleapshyde Farm, Sleapshyde, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0SE
Sold Jan 2025
£1,800,0001 Ye Old House, Sleapshyde, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0SE
Sold Aug 2024
£677,0003 Ye Old House, Sleapshyde, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0SE
Sold Jun 2023
£417,000
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About Sleapshyde Farm
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Sleapshyde Farm is a detached house in Smallford, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 0SE). It has a recorded floor area of 22 m² (around 237 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 22 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Jul 2023EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 July 2033
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Sleapshyde Farm, The Granary, Sleapshyde, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0SE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Sleapshyde Farm, The Granary, Sleapshyde, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0SE
1decisions11documents2nearby
Flagged:Retrospective
- Jan 2017AmendmentOutcome in report
Certificate of Lawfulness (existing) - Use of Granary as self contained dwelling
Retrospective- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2016/3451
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Versus other Sleapshyde homes
Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Sleapshyde Farm is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
22 m²
Street avg 116 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Albans district page.
Crime
113/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Sleapshyde Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School. 12 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary759m
- Nicholas Breakspear Catholic SchoolSecondary2.0km
- Oaklands College16 plus2.1km
- De Havilland Primary SchoolPrimary2.2km
Nearest stops
- Sleapshyde LaneBus stop412m
- Sleapcross GardensBus stop570m
- Wilkin's Green LaneBus stop630m
- Wistlea CrescentBus stop809m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences652 reports36%
- Anti-social Behaviour358 reports20%
- Criminal Damage & Arson159 reports9%
- Vehicle Crime143 reports8%
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Sleapshyde Farm is modelled from its 22 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL4 0SE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for Sleapshyde Farm, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Sleapshyde Farm was lodged in July 2023 at band E and is valid until July 2033. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Sleapshyde Farm. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 12 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL4 0SE, not by walking route.
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