2 Magnolia Gardens is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1AT). It has a recorded floor area of 215 m² (around 2314 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2024) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The rating has held steady at B across 2 certificates since September 2014. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.
Today's modelled estimate of £1,382,000 sits 53.6% above the 2015 sale of £900,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£389/sq ft) was about 19.7% below the postcode norm. Last sold in February 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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Achieving this rating across a home of this size is uncommon — larger homes typically score lower.
2 Magnolia Gardens has no planning applications on record.
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Latest sale on 2 Magnolia Gardens was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,382,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£900,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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2 Magnolia Gardens is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£4,186
Street avg £5,692
Floor Area
215 m²
Street avg 212 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Mile House Lane — bus stop.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
11 February 2015Most recent
£900,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1AT: £1,230,000 (2022–2015).
Street avg 2.9 t/year
Years Held
11 years
Street avg 8 years
AL1 1SZ
Closest school
0.4 km
Cunningham Hill Junior School. 34 schools nearby.
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