8 Pondwicks Close is a detached house in St Albans (AL1 1DG). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 7.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £2,183,000 is 11% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,050/sq ft) was about 62.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 174 m² it sits well below the postcode median (401 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 9 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: November 2019 at £1,966,675.
8 Pondwicks Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Ash - reduce to 3-4m due to decay at base and hollowing at various points from historic pruning wounds.
8 Pondwicks Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£2,183,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 24 years.
£1,966,675
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 24 years.
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8 Pondwicks Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£11,303
Street avg £6,653
Floor Area
174 m²
Street avg 385 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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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Porch canopy to front and side entrances
Full planning data for 8 Pondwicks Close, St Albans, AL1 1DG
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28 November 2019Most recent
£1,966,675
+505.1%over 23 years30 January 1996
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1DG: £1,800,000 (2021–2005).
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Street avg 10 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.7 t/year
Street avg 9.9 t/year
AL1 1JJ
Closest school
0.1 km
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans. 28 schools nearby.