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.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 31 March 2031
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.
£1,358,000
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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Crime
113/mo
Steady 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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