1 The Leys, St Albans, AL4 9HD
About 1 The Leys
1 The Leys is a detached house in St Albans (AL4 9HD). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).
It hasn't traded since June 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £760,000 sits 190.1% above the 2002 sale of £262,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£215/sq ft) was about 31.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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Planning history
1 The Leys has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 1 The Leys, St Albans, AL4 9HD
- Nov 2014ExtensionOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2014/2357
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionFeb 2015Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 The Leys valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£760,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£262,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 June 2002Most recent
£262,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 9HD: £420,000 (2025–2024).
Versus other The Leys homes
1 The Leys outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,319
Street avg £5,641
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Harness Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. 25 schools nearby.
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