5 Pondwicks Close is a five-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL1 1DG). It has a recorded floor area of 219 m² (around 2357 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an F (score 31), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 219 m² it sits well below the postcode median (401 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 8 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £2,004,000 is 11.3% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£764/sq ft) was about 56.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2019 for £1,800,000.
5 Pondwicks Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
5 Pondwicks Close has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
Construction of garden room and raised patio with storage below. Removal of part of the front wall to increase off street parking
5 Pondwicks Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£2,004,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,800,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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EPC Rating for 5 Pondwicks Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£8,219
Street avg £7,681
Floor Area
219 m²
Street avg 373 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Belmont Hill — bus stop.
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Firs along East Rear boundary T1-7 - remove because of close proximity to buildings including neighbours, and low amenity value. Makes space for existing Taxus baccata tree to thrive. Ash T8 self set - remove to allow Taxus to thrive and deck to be positi
Full planning data for 5 Pondwicks Close, St Albans, AL1 1DG
6 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
6 December 2019Most recent
£1,800,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1DG: £1,966,675 (2021–2005).
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CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 7.8 t/year
AL1 1SZ
Closest school
0.1 km
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans. 28 schools nearby.