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2 Heron Close, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8JZ

EPC B6 planning records
Property type
Detached
Floor area
133 m²
1432 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 84
Council tax
Band G
Overview

About 2 Heron Close

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

2 Heron Close is a detached house in Wheathampstead, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 8JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft) and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2015) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92). The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 133 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2015–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£541/sq ft) was about 20.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £775,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

2 Heron Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Apr 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
B84
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.0 t/year
Occupancy
—
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Heron Close, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8JZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Heron Close has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.

6 applications on record at 2 Heron Close, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8JZ

6decisions3extensions34documents
  1. Aug 2015
    ConservatoryFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Rear conservatory

    Extension
    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2015/1851
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. OutlineDecision

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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.

Latest sale on 2 Heron Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£765,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£775,000

Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 March 2022Most recent

    £775,000

    +24.0%over 6 years

  2. 5 May 2015

    £625,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 8JZ: £485,000 (2025–2015).

On the street

Versus other Heron Close homes

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

On years held, 2 Heron Close runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,827

Street avg £5,416

Above

Floor Area

133 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.0 t/year

Street avg 1.7 t/year

Below

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 9 years

Strongly below
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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
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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

0.0 km

Rose Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Helen's Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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Common questions

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