The Croft, Chiswell Green, St Albans
- Land size
- 3.13 acres
Key Features
- Prime Chiswell Green Location
- Approximately 3.13 Acre Site
- Freehold Title
- Excellent Residential Development Opportunity
- Available on a Subject to Planning Basis
- Flat Site
- 330 Homes Approved To Rear
- Private Gated Setting
- Guide Price £5,000,000
- Five Homes Approved Adjacent
Description
Cassidy & Tate Land & New Homes are delighted to offer this rare residential development opportunity in the highly desirable Chiswell Green area of St Albans. Extending to approximately 3.13 acres (1.27 hectares), the predominantly level site offers significant potential for residential development, Subject to Planning. The land is Freehold under Title Number HD504368 and is offered by Private Treaty. The opportunity is strengthened by the changing planning landscape surrounding the site, with planning permission recently granted for approximately 330 new homes immediately to the rear and consent for five detached residential properties directly adjacent. The land is currently designated within the Metropolitan Green Belt and benefits from established hedgerows, secure boundaries and an existing gated vehicular entrance, creating a particularly private and well-screened setting. Chiswell Green is a highly regarded residential location with excellent access to St Albans City Centre, leading schools and St Albans City Station, providing fast direct services to London St Pancras. The M1, M25 and A1(M) are also easily accessible. The site is offered strictly Subject to Planning. Purchasers must undertake their own planning and technical due diligence and satisfy themselves as to the site's development potential and any applicable S106, CIL or other planning obligations. A rare opportunity for developers and housebuilders to secure a substantial strategic site in one of St Albans' most desirable residential locations.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-09-24
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 158 Development Land listings in East Anglia (1+ acres).
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Killigrew Primary and Nursery School680 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 412
- Type
- Community school
- St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School1 mileNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 194
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- How Wood Primary and Nursery School1.1 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 215
- Type
- Community school
- Prae Wood Primary School1.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 446
- Type
- Community school
- Mandeville Primary School1.1 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 340
- Type
- Academy converter
Secondary
- The Marlborough Science Academy0.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,337
- Type
- Academy converter
- Loreto College2.1 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 952
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Gender
- Girls
- Parmiter's School2.2 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,496
- Type
- Academy converter
- Saint Michael's Catholic High School2.3 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,130
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Samuel Ryder Academy2.3 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,577
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 60 metres away.
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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