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1 Brownfield Way, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8LL

4 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
189 m²
2029 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Brownfield Way

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

1 Brownfield Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Wheathampstead, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 8LL). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2029 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in September 2010. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Across 1995–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,065,000 is 48.3% above the 2010 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms4
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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.

1 Brownfield 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Feb 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Brownfield Way, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8LL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at 1 Brownfield Way, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8LL

2decisions2extensions1documents
  1. May 2012
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Front of property

    Single storey extension to front of existing garage with bedroom formed in roofspace above and new pitched roof to existing garage

    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    12/00738/1HH
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision

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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.

1 Brownfield Way has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£1,065,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£718,000

Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 September 2010Most recent

    £718,000

    +19.7%over 7 years

  2. 17 September 2002

    £600,000

    +84.6%over 4 years

  3. 20 August 1998

    £325,000

    +44.4%over 3 years

  4. 8 February 1995

    £225,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 8LL: £975,000 (2025–2018).

On the street

Versus other Brownfield Way homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Brownfield Way outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,809

Street avg £4,774

Below

Floor Area

189 m²

Street avg 194 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

9.4 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

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

0.3 km

The Broadway — bus stop.

Closest school

1.8 km

Kimpton Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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