28 Longacres
AL4 0DR
- Bungalow
- Freehold
- 4 bedrooms (estimate)
- 1,798 sq ft
- EPC C
What comparable sales show
Strong match£1,101,000
Range £969,000 to £1,233,000 · £612 per sq ft
Since last sale
+£541,000
+96.6% since Jun 2011, +4.5% a year
Rank in AL4 0DR
7th of 36
Postcode average £830,667
From completed sales of similar homes nearby, adjusted for floor area. It cannot see condition, layout or recent work, so it is not a valuation.
In short
28 Longacres is a 4 bedroom freehold bungalow in AL4 of about 1,798 sq ft.
Comparable completed sales nearby put it at £969,000 to £1,233,000, about £1,101,000 in the middle.
That makes it the 7th highest of the 36 homes we can compare in AL4 0DR, where the middle figure averages £830,667.
It last sold for £560,000 in June 2011; comparable sales suggest it has gained about £541,000 since, roughly +4.5% a year.
Across St Albans, average prices rose 3.2% in the year to August 2026.
Where in the range would yours sell?
Condition and improvements usually decide it, and only someone who sees the home can say.
Lower end
£969,000
Middle
£1,101,000
Upper end
£1,233,000
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The street
Longacres and its sales
28 Longacres on the map
This home, the completed sales its figure is worked out from, and the other sales on Longacres. Choose a pin for the address, size and date.
The Land Registry records a sale by its postcode, so pins sit at the postcode, close to the home, not on its doorstep. Map: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
How 28 Longacres compares with Longacres
Against the 6 completed sales on the street in the last two years
Price
Size
Per sq ft
- Its middle figure of £1,101,000 is 27% above the street's median sale price of £865,000.
- At 1,798 sq ft it is 30% above the median size of the homes sold here, 1,378 sq ft.
- That is £612 per sq ft, 16% below the street's median of £726 per sq ft.
- 4 of those 6 sales completed for less than this home's middle figure, and 2 for the same or more.
A comparison of completed sales, not a valuation: it cannot see condition, layout or work done since a home last sold.
Sales activity on Longacres
Completed sales registered with HM Land Registry, by quarter
- Sales in two years
- 6
- Average price
- £883,500
- Lowest
- £526,000
- Highest
- £1,285,000
| Quarter | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 3 | £730,000 |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | £526,000 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | £1,285,000 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | – |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | £1,170,000 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2026 | 0 | – |
| Type of home | Share of sales | Median price | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Semi-detached houses | 67% (4) | £865,000 | £726 |
| Detached houses | 17% (1) | £1,285,000 | – |
| Terraced houses | 17% (1) | £526,000 | – |
Completed sales on Longacres
Every sale in the last two years. Choose an address to see that home's page.
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Size | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 LongacresAL4 0DP | Mar 2026 | £1,170,000 | Semi-detached | 1,518 sq ft | £771 |
| 36 LongacresAL4 0DR | Aug 2025 | £1,285,000 | Detached | 2,314 sq ft | £555 |
| 62 LongacresAL4 0DR | Jun 2025 | £526,000 | Terraced | 721 sq ft | £729 |
| 2A LongacresAL4 0DR | Mar 2025 | £730,000 | Semi-detached | 1,141 sq ft | £640 |
| 23 LongacresAL4 0DP | Mar 2025 | £1,000,000 | Semi-detached | 1,378 sq ft | £726 |
| 70 LongacresAL4 0DR | Feb 2025 | £590,000 | Semi-detached | – | – |
Energy
How efficient the home is
Energy performance certificate
From the official register for 28 Longacres, lodged 14 December 2010.
Rating now
C75 points
Could reach
C78 points
3 points higher with the improvements below
- Built
- 1930–1949
- Solar panels
- None recorded
What the assessor found
Each part of the home, with the certificate's own energy efficiency rating.
Walls
Cavity wall, filled cavity
GoodRoof
Pitched, 300+ mm loft insulation
Very goodFloor
Suspended, no insulation (assumed)
Not rated on the certificate
Heating
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
Very goodHeating controls
Programmer, room thermostat and TRVs
GoodHot water
From main system
Very goodLighting
Low energy lighting in 4% of fixed outlets
Very poor
Estimated running costs
A year, now and after the recommended improvements.
£73 a year less after the improvements
Heating
Hot water
Lighting
The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2010), for a typical household. Today's bills will differ.
Improvements the certificate recommends
In the certificate's order. Each rating assumes the steps before it are done.
- 1
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets
No cost given on the certificate · saves about £73 a year
Rating after78C - 2
Solar water heating
No cost given on the certificate · saves about £33 a year
Rating after79C - 3
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp
No cost given on the certificate · saves about £196 a year
Rating after85B
Costs and savings are the certificate's own, as estimated when it was made.
History
What it has sold for
Sale history
Every sale of this home registered with HM Land Registry since 1995
| Sold | Price paid | Change | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | £560,000 | +69.7% | +34.1% |
| September 2009 | £330,000 | First sale | – |
Nearby
Neighbours and the sales behind the figure
Homes in AL4 0DR
Ranked by what comparable sales show. Choose one to see its page.
The completed sales behind the figure
Similar homes nearby, registered with HM Land Registry. Choose one to see its page.
| Home | Price | Sold | Size | Per sq ft | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 St Barts CloseAL4 0BY · Detached | £1,075,000 | Jun 2026 | 1,539 sq ft | £698 | 0.2 mi |
| 36 LongacresAL4 0DR · Detached | £1,285,000 | Aug 2025 | 2,314 sq ft | £555 | < 0.1 mi |
| 29 Princess Diana DriveAL4 0DY · Detached | £1,250,000 | Feb 2026 | 1,830 sq ft | £683 | 0.2 mi |
| 76 Linden CrescentAL1 5DD · Detached | £1,185,000 | Apr 2026 | 2,056 sq ft | £576 | 0.2 mi |
| 55 Marconi WayAL4 0JG · Detached | £940,000 | Sept 2025 | 1,475 sq ft | £637 | 0.1 mi |
| 59 Marconi WayAL4 0JG · Detached | £865,000 | Jul 2025 | 1,389 sq ft | £623 | 0.1 mi |
| 1 Cranwell CloseAL4 0SH · Detached | £930,000 | Nov 2025 | 1,507 sq ft | £617 | 0.4 mi |
| 27 Princess Diana DriveAL4 0DY · Detached | £827,000 | Mar 2026 | 1,173 sq ft | £705 | 0.2 mi |
| 4 Kay WalkAL4 0XX · Detached | £1,425,000 | Sept 2025 | 2,314 sq ft | £616 | 0.3 mi |
| 16 St Barts CloseAL4 0BY · Detached | £825,000 | Dec 2025 | 1,152 sq ft | £716 | 0.2 mi |
| 500A Hatfield RoadAL4 0SX · Detached | £1,100,000 | Aug 2025 | 2,067 sq ft | £532 | 0.4 mi |
| 508 Hatfield RoadAL4 0SX · Detached | £960,000 | Dec 2024 | 1,787 sq ft | £537 | 0.4 mi |
The area
AL4 at a glance
What buyers have paid in AL4
Completed sales in the last 12 months, against the 12 months before
Flats
Terraced
Semi-detached
Detached
| Type | Sales | Average price | Average size | Per sq ft | On the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | 207 | £662,100 | 1,125 sq ft | £615 | −6.0% |
| Flats | 25 | £312,418 | 622 sq ft | £445 | +3.0% |
| Terraced | 52 | £490,925 | 816 sq ft | £625 | −6.3% |
| Semi-detached | 81 | £760,662 | 1,209 sq ft | £646 | −3.4% |
| Detached | 47 | £881,063 | 1,465 sq ft | £617 | −9.7% |
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floor area and energy rating from the energy certificate of December 2010.
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