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17 Colney Heath Lane, St Albans, AL4 0SY

3 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
106 m²
1141 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Colney Heath Lane

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

17 Colney Heath Lane is a semi-detached house in St Albans (AL4 0SY). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2008. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 106 m² it's 16.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (91 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £666,000 is 49.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£391/sq ft) was about 34.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

17 Colney Heath Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Apr 2023

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2013

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Colney Heath Lane, St Albans, AL4 0SY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.

3 applications on record at 17 Colney Heath Lane, St Albans, AL4 0SY

3decisions3extensions20documents3nearby
  1. Feb 2007
    ExtensionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Certificate of lawfulness proposed - Single storey rear extension

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2007/0181
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Loft ConversionDecision
  4. Loft ConversionDecision

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  • The 20 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

17 Colney Heath Lane has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£666,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£446,500

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 January 2014Most recent

    £446,500

    +24.0%over 3 years

  2. 5 February 2010

    £360,000

    +65.1%over 9 years

  3. 13 December 2000

    £218,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0SY: £475,000 (2021–2013).

On the street

Versus other Colney Heath Lane homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 17 Colney Heath Lane runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,212

Street avg £4,067

Below

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 Colney Heath Lane

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Coopers Gate, Colney Heath

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1 Charlotte Close

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1 Central Drive

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Area

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.
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

0.1 km

Colney Heath Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School. 27 schools nearby.

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