Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Grove Road, St Albans, AL1 1DQ
6 planning records
Estimated value
£471,000
- Against AL1 1DQ's recent median (£450,000)+5%
Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
54 m²
581 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Tenure
Private Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£471,000
- Against AL1 1DQ's recent median (£450,000)+5%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Grove Road is modelled from its 54 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 1DQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
54 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2021
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in AL1 1DQ
5 sales, median £450,000 (2025–2015)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 6 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Grove Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1DQ: £450,000 (2025–2015).
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 5 Grove Road, St Albans, AL1 1DQ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- A planning decision worth checkingIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 5 Grove Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Grove Road is a semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007-2011. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since March 2019. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 54 m² it's 22.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (44 m² median across 4 EPCs). 6 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Oct 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 October 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Oct 2021from Mar 2019
Heating Controls
Prog + StatThermostat
Heating controls changed
Hot Water
InstantaneousImmersion
Hot water system changed
Floor Insulation
PartialInsulated
Floor insulation added or improved
Low Energy Lighting
100%71%
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Grove Road, St Albans, AL1 1DQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at 5 Grove Road was refused — worth checking the council file.
6 applications on record at 5 Grove Road, St Albans, AL1 1DQ
6decisions63documents5nearby
Flagged:Retrospective
- Oct 2016RenovationFullOutcome in report
Refurbishment of existing outbuilding as garage and store
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2016/2656
- More recent applications — locked
- FullJun 2025Decision
- OutlineDec 2024Decision
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Versus other Grove Road homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 5 Grove Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 95 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Albans district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
283/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Belmont Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans. 28 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansPrimary27m
- St Peter's SchoolPrimary508m
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimary885m
- Alban City SchoolPrimary960m
Nearest stops
- Belmont HillBus stop124m
- St Albans Abbey Railway StationBus stop142m
- AbbeyBus stop232m
- St Albans Abbey Rail StationRailway station299m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,137 reports27%
- Anti-social Behaviour796 reports19%
- Shoplifting555 reports13%
- Vehicle Crime377 reports9%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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21st centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC DNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 5 Grove Road is modelled from its 54 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 1DQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for 5 Grove Road, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Grove Road was lodged in October 2021 at band D and is valid until October 2031. 3 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 6 applications are matched to 5 Grove Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 28 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL1 1DQ, not by walking route.
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