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52 St Albans Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4BA

2 planning records

Estimated value

£427,000

  • Since the 2010 sale (£213,000)+100%
  • Against HP2 4BA's recent median (£400,000)+7%

Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
84 m²
907 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£427,000

  • Against its 2010 sale (£213,000)+100%
  • Against HP2 4BA's recent median (£400,000)+7%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 52 St Albans Road is modelled from its 84 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in HP2 4BA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    84 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2009

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2010

  • Recent sales in HP2 4BA

    5 sales, median £400,000 (2025–2021)

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SalesLatest sale shown: September 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 January 2010Most recent

    £213,000

    +149.1%over 12 years

  2. 4 June 1997

    £85,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in HP2 4BA: £400,000 (2025–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 52 St Albans Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4BA. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 52 St Albans Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

52 St Albans Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hemel Hempstead (HP2 4BA). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 907 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an E (score 50), 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 April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since January 2010 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £427,000 sits 100.5% above the 2010 sale of £213,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

52 St Albans 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 05 Apr 2019

Current Certificate
Apr 2009

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 5 April 2019

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 52 St Albans Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

52 St Albans Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.

2 applications on record at 52 St Albans Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 4BA

2decisions2extensions12documents4nearby
  1. Apr 2015
    ExtensionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension measuring 3.5m deep with a maximum height of 2.9m and a maximum eaves height of 2.9m

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    4/00787/15/HPA
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision

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On the street

Versus other St Albans Road homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 52 St Albans Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,527

Street avg £3,844

Strongly below

Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 77 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Hemel Hempstead district page.
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Crime

332/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Crabtree Lane North — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Tudor Primary School. 32 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Tudor Primary SchoolPrimary355m
  • The Hemel Hempstead SchoolSecondary753m
  • South Hill Primary SchoolPrimary762m
  • Lime Walk Primary SchoolPrimary937m

Nearest stops

  • Crabtree Lane NorthBus stop334m
  • Runham RoadBus stop378m
  • Waterhouse StreetBus stop391m
  • RiversideBus stop394m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,718 reports34%
  • Anti-social Behaviour1,064 reports21%
  • Other Theft416 reports8%
  • Shoplifting396 reports8%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around HP2 4BA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for HP2 4BA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

54.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for HP2 4BA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC ESolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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Method

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 52 St Albans Road is modelled from its 84 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in HP2 4BA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 52 St Albans Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 52 St Albans Road was lodged in April 2009 at band E and expired in April 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 52 St Albans Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 32 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from HP2 4BA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
52 St Albans Road is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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