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12 Burton Close, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8LU

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
145 m²
1561 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Burton Close

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

12 Burton Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Wheathampstead, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 8LU). It has a recorded floor area of 145 m² (around 1561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2013) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 145 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (126 m² median across 12 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,001,000 is 47.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£436/sq ft) was about 42.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in April 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years.

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.

12 Burton Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Aug 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Burton Close, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8LU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at 12 Burton Close, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8LU

2decisions2extensions18documents
  1. Jul 2014
    Garage ConversionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Partial garage conversion

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2014/1369
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
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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.

12 Burton Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£1,001,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2014)

£680,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 April 2014Most recent

    £680,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 8LU: £960,000 (2025–2017).

On the street

Versus other Burton Close homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 Burton Close is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£4,690

Street avg £5,645

Below

Floor Area

145 m²

Street avg 139 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

8.1 t/year

Street avg 4.9 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
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Brocket View, Wheathampstead

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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 Slype — bus stop.

Closest school

2.0 km

Kimpton Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

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FAQ

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