4 Darblay Close, Pilgrims Rest, Tower Hill Lane, Sandridge, St Albans, AL4 9BH
About 4 Darblay Close
4 Darblay Close is a detached house in Sandridge, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 9BH). It has a recorded floor area of 234 m² (around 2519 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. At 234 m² it's 24.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (309 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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Energy performance
4 Darblay Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 4 Darblay Close.
2 applications on record at 4 Darblay Close, Pilgrims Rest, Tower Hill Lane, Sandridge, St Albans, AL4 9BH
- Oct 2006ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2006/1894
- More recent applications — locked
- FullJan 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
4 Darblay Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,506,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 4 sales in AL4 9BH: £867,500 (2019–2004).
Versus other Tower Hill Lane homes
4 Darblay Close is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
234 m²
Street avg 293 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
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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
1.4 km
The Wicked Lady PH — bus stop.
Closest school
1.6 km
Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery. 3 schools nearby.
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