16 Highfield Road, Sandridge, St Albans, AL4 9BU

16 Highfield Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Sandridge, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 9BU). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump.

It hasn't traded since January 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 155 m² it's 24.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 18 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £1,365,000 sits 90.9% above the 2007 sale of £715,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 22.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.