17 Blackmore Way, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8LJ
About 17 Blackmore Way
17 Blackmore Way is a five-bedroom detached house in Wheathampstead, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 8LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 384 m² (around 4133 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band H. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 384 m² the property is well over the postcode median (264 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £2,830,000 is 45.1% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£472/sq ft) was about 82.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (April 2015). 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- LandYes
- Swimming poolYes
Energy performance
17 Blackmore Way'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
4 applications on record at 17 Blackmore Way, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8LJ
- Sept 2011ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Construction of orangery following demolition of existing conservatory. Insertion of windows in rear roof slope of garage
ExtensionNew Windows- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 11/01810/1HH
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionFeb 2025Decision
- AnnexJul 2020Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
17 Blackmore Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£2,830,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,950,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 April 2015Most recent
£1,950,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 8LJ: £1,465,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in AL4 8LJ
29 Blackmore Way, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8LJ
Sold Aug 2025
£2,800,0002 Blackmore Way, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8LJ
Sold Oct 2023
£1,140,00012 Blackmore Way, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8LJ
Sold Aug 2020
£1,541,0001 Blackmore Way, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8LJ
Sold May 2020
£910,00022 Blackmore Way, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8LJ
Sold Sept 2018
£1,465,000
Versus other Blackmore Way homes
CO₂ Emissions for 17 Blackmore Way lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,078
Street avg £4,259
Floor Area
384 m²
Street avg 299 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 7.6 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
0.3 km
Beech Way — bus stop.
Closest school
1.7 km
Kimpton Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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