1 Hordle Gardens, St Albans, AL1 1JW
About 1 Hordle Gardens
1 Hordle Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1JW). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 812 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2011) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The latest certificate is from April 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 75 m² it sits well below the postcode median (109 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £780,000 is 39.5% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£688/sq ft) was about 49.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in May 2014.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
1 Hordle Gardens's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Apr 2021
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 April 2021
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Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
3 applications on record at 1 Hordle Gardens, St Albans, AL1 1JW
- Feb 2008Loft ConversionOutlineOutcome in report
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion with rear dormer window
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2007/3058
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionJun 2016Decision
- ExtensionAug 2010Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 1 Hordle Gardens has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£780,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 15 years.
£559,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
8 May 2014Most recent
£559,000
+31.5%over 2 years27 July 2011
£425,000
+219.5%over 12 years6 May 1999
£133,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1JW: £766,500 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in AL1 1JW
Versus other Hordle Gardens homes
1 Hordle Gardens outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,409
Street avg £6,342
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
283/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Cunningham Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery. 35 schools nearby.
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