5 Craiglands, St Albans, AL4 9AH
About 5 Craiglands
5 Craiglands is a three-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL4 9AH). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 94 m² the property is well over the postcode median (70 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2001–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£633/sq ft) was about 70.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £640,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
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Energy performance
5 Craiglands'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jul 2023
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Planning history
5 Craiglands has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 5 Craiglands, St Albans, AL4 9AH
- Feb 2003ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 5/2002/2543
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£685,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 20 years.
£640,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
28 June 2021Most recent
£640,000
+60.0%over 7 years13 November 2013
£399,950
+70.2%over 12 years1 July 2001
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 9AH: £507,000 (2025–2024).
Versus other Craiglands homes
Price per m²
£6,809
Street avg £5,285
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
0.1 km
Blackberry Jack PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Skyswood Primary & Nursery School. 21 schools nearby.
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