2 Heron Close, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8JZ
About 2 Heron Close
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. Today's modelled estimate of £855,000 is 10.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£541/sq ft) was about 19.5% 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.
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Apr 2025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
Certificate validity
Expired on 26 April 2025
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Planning history
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
- Aug 2015ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Rear conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2015/1851
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksNov 2025Decision
- OutlineMar 2023Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Heron Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£855,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 7 years.
£775,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
25 March 2022Most recent
£775,000
+24.0%over 6 years5 May 2015
£625,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 8JZ: £515,000 (2026–2018).
Nearby sales in AL4 8JZ
4 Heron Close, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8JZ
Sold May 2026
£515,0005 Heron Close, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8JZ
Sold Nov 2025
£525,0009 Heron Close, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8JZ
Sold Sept 2025
£725,0006 Heron Close, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8JZ
Sold Feb 2018
£537,5001 Heron Close, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8JZ
Sold May 2015
£615,000
Versus other Heron Close homes
On floor area, 2 Heron Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,827
Street avg £5,601
Floor Area
133 m²
Street avg 99 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.0 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 7 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
113/mo
Steady 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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