6 Castle Rise, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8HX
About 6 Castle Rise
6 Castle Rise is a semi-detached house in Wheathampstead, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 8HX). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in September 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £721,000 sits 442.1% above the 1996 sale of £133,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£77/sq ft) was about 80.3% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
6 Castle Rise's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
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Planning history
6 Castle Rise has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
3 applications on record at 6 Castle Rise, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8HX
- Sept 2001ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
First floor side extension
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 5/2001/0591
- More recent applications — locked
- OutbuildingJun 2009Decision
- ConservatoryAug 2006Decision
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Sales history & valuation
6 Castle Rise's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£721,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£133,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 September 1996Most recent
£133,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 8HX: £475,000 (2021–2006).
Nearby sales in AL4 8HX
7 Castle Rise, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8HX
Sold Jun 2021
£565,0001 Castle Rise, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8HX
Sold Oct 2019
£387,5005 Castle Rise, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8HX
Sold Feb 2017
£628,0002 Castle Rise, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8HX
Sold Sept 2006
£240,0008 Castle Rise, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8HX
Sold Feb 2006
£260,000
Versus other Castle Rise homes
6 Castle Rise is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£831
Street avg £4,838
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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
0.1 km
Castle Rise — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
High Beeches Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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