# 4 bedroom detached house for sale (AL1 4BW) ## Property Details | Key | Value | |-----|-------| | Address | 56 SANDPIT LANE, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE AL1 4BW | | Price | £1,300,000 | | Bedrooms | 4 | | Bathrooms | 3 | | Last sold | £1,300,000 Jul 2023 | ## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost - **Current rating:** D - **Potential rating:** C - **Expiry date:** 04/09/2032 - **Current heating cost:** £1,183/year - **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £15,925 ### Recommendations - B (£500 - £1,500) - W2 (£4,000 - £6,000) - E (£25) - G (£350 - £450) - N (£4,000 - £6,000) - U (£3,500 - £5,500) [View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0656-1008-0281-1442-6200) ## Description An attractively presented four bedroom detached house located approximately 801 meters of the outstanding Beaumont secondary school and the thriving shopping parades at the Quadrant and Fleetville. The property offers further potential to extend/reconfigure to your own taste and requirements (subject to planning permission) The delightful accommodation begins with a covered porch and front door into a welcoming entrance hall with stairs to the first floor and doors to rooms. The comfortable lounge provides a feature fireplace and a square archway into an impressive 24ft living room with windows and double doors out to the south facing rear garden. The modern, stylish kitchen offers a range of wall and base units with quality integrated appliances and a door to the useful utility room. A study presents a great home office and there's also the convenience of a cloakroom W.C. A double bedroom with a modern en-suite shower room conclude the ground floor space. The first floor landing has a useful airing cupboard and doors to rooms including a master bedroom with a bay window overlooking the rear garden, a generous dressing room and en-suite with bath, separate shower cubicle, basin, bidet and W.C. There are two further double bedrooms and a modern, neutrally styled shower room. Externally, a pebble driveway offers ample off street car parking leading to an 18ft garage and there are well-stocked borders to each side and an established evergreen hedge offering seclusion from the road. To the rear is an impressive south facing garden with a patio area, ideal for entertaining, leading to the lawn with planted borders and a wooden shed to the rear. Sandpit Lane is superbly located within walking distance of the mainline train station, the shops and services in Marshalswick and Fleetville, The Wick park and popular local schools including Fleetville primary and Beaumont, Verulam and Sandringham Secondary Schools. **Accommodation** - **Entrance Hall** - **Kitchen** - 3.48m x 2.84m (11'5 x 9'4) - **Utility Room** - **Lounge** - 3.63m x 3.48m (11'11 x 11'5) - **Living Room** - 7.44m x 3.66m (24'5 x 12'0) - **Study** - 2.13m x 1.78m (7'0 x 5'10) - **W.C.** - **Bedroom 3** - 3.63m x 3.35m (11'11 x 11'0) - **En-Suite** - **First Floor** - **Landing** - **Bedroom 1** - 4.24m x 3.58m (13'11 x 11'9) - **Dressing Room** - 3.10m x 2.44m (10'2 x 8'0) - **En-Suite** - **Bedroom 2** - 3.63m x 3.35m (11'11 x 11'0) - **Bedroom 4** - 3.48m x 2.90m (11'5 x 9'6) - **Shower Room** - **Exterior** - **Front Garden** - **Rear Garden** - **Garage** - 2.49m x 2.41m (8'2 x 7'11) - ## Property Photos - ![Front](/listings/photos/132416168/260009) - Front - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-07070.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260010) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-07070.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-07057.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260011) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-07057.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-5.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260012) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-5.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-07084.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260013) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-07084.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-07072.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260014) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-07072.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-07054.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260015) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-07054.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-07060.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260016) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-07060.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-07048.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260017) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-07048.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-07033.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260018) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-07033.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-07042.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260019) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-07042.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-07030.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260020) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-07030.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-07037.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260021) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-07037.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-07016.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260022) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-07016.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-07021.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260023) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-07021.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-07023.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260024) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-07023.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-07027.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260025) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-07027.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-06991.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260026) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-06991.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-07007.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260027) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-07007.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-06994.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260028) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-06994.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-06997.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260029) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-06997.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-07000.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260030) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-07000.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-07003.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260031) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-07003.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-07010.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260032) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-07010.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260033) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-2.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260034) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-2.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-3.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260035) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-3.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-4.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260036) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-4.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-7.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260037) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-7.jpg - ![56-Sandpit-Lane-8.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260038) - 56-Sandpit-Lane-8.jpg ## Floorplans - ![56-Sandpit-Lane FP.jpg](/listings/photos/132416168/260039) - 56-Sandpit-Lane FP.jpg ## EPC Graphs - ![EE Rating](/listings/photos/132416168/260040) - EE Rating ## Sales History *Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | 56 SANDPIT LANE, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 4BW | £1,300,000 | 13/07/2023 | Detached | ## Sold Comparables *Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | 128 MARSHALSWICK LANE, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 4XB | £1,925,000 | 29/08/2025 | Detached | | KORTENAY, 32 ROSE WALK, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 9AF | £3,100,000 | 01/08/2022 | Detached | | 2 HALL HEATH CLOSE, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 4BL | £1,495,000 | 08/07/2022 | Detached | | 5 LANGFORD CLOSE, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0FL | £775,000 | 01/04/2022 | Detached | | [Same street] 60 SANDPIT LANE, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 4BW | £1,485,000 | 18/02/2022 | Detached | | 117A SANDPIT LANE, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0BP | £1,025,000 | 25/01/2022 | Detached | | 123 SANDPIT LANE, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0BP | £1,220,000 | 29/11/2021 | Detached | | 76 SANDPIT LANE, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0BX | £1,100,000 | 15/11/2021 | Detached | | 18 ROSE WALK, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 9AF | £1,790,000 | 24/09/2021 | Detached | | 3 HOMEWOOD ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 4BE | £2,263,000 | 05/07/2021 | Detached | | 12 ROSE WALK, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 9AF | £1,275,000 | 25/06/2021 | Detached | **Street average:** £1,485,000 (1 sale) **Area average:** £1,596,800 (10 sales) ## Price vs local average *Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).* - **Local average:** £1,494,823 (20 Detached, AL1, 2024–2026) - **Deviation:** -13% ## Rental Range *ONS Price Index of Private Rents (St Albans). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.* - **Low:** £1,727/mo - **Realistic:** £1,919/mo - **Optimistic:** £2,111/mo ## LHA (Local Housing Allowance) *VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Bedford (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).* - **LHA floor (this property size):** £1,296/mo ## 1% Rule - **Rent ratio:** 0.15% (weak for cashflow) - **Max investor price (0.8%):** £239,875 - **Target investor price (1%):** £191,900 *Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.* ## Price per Square Metre - **£/m²:** £8,228/m² ## Capital growth trend *Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.* - **5y growth:** 30.9% - **10y growth:** 129.2% ## House Price Index (HM Land Registry) *Official index for St Albans; Detached series; as of March 2026.* - **1y growth (index):** 1.4% - **5y growth (index):** 15.6% - **10y growth (index):** 22.6% ## Flood risk - **Zone:** 1 - **Risk:** Low - **Source:** Job (default Low) [Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)