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

17 Highfield Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Sandridge, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 9BU). It has a recorded floor area of 233 m² (around 2508 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. The latest certificate (July 2020) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92).

Across 2011–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,443,000 is 10.9% below the 2024 sale of £1,620,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£646/sq ft) was about 84.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 233 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £1,620,000 in March 2024.