20 Highfield Road, Sandridge, St Albans, AL4 9BU
About 20 Highfield Road
20 Highfield Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Sandridge, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 9BU). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1194 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 111 m² it's 19.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (138 m² median across 18 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £956,000 sits 59.3% above the 2010 sale of £600,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£503/sq ft) was about 43.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
20 Highfield Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Jul 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 12 July 2019
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Planning history
1 application on record at 20 Highfield Road, Sandridge, St Albans, AL4 9BU
- May 2004OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Erection of outbuilding
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 5/2004/0566
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£956,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 12 years.
£600,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
2 November 2010Most recent
£600,000
+42.9%over 7 years19 November 2002
£420,000
+68.3%over 4 years27 August 1998
£249,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 9BU: £724,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in AL4 9BU
7 Highfield Road, Sandridge, St Albans, AL4 9BU
Sold Oct 2025
£605,00012 Highfield Road, Sandridge, St Albans, AL4 9BU
Sold Dec 2024
£724,0004a, Highfield Road, Sandridge, St Albans, AL4 9BU
Sold Sept 2024
£1,520,00017 Highfield Road, Sandridge, St Albans, AL4 9BU
Sold Mar 2024
£1,620,00024 Highfield Road, Sandridge, St Albans, AL4 9BU
Sold Jan 2024
£510,000
Versus other Highfield Road homes
EPC Rating for 20 Highfield Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,410
Street avg £6,156
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 143 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
113/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Sandridge School. 17 schools nearby.
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