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14 Hordle Gardens, St Albans, AL1 1JW

EPC A1 planning record

Estimated value

£1,038,000

  • Since the 2016 sale (£834,075)+24%
  • Against AL1 1JW's recent median (£766,500)+35%

Newest record on this page: November 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
158 m²
1701 sq ft
Energy rating
A
Score 94
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£1,038,000

  • Against its 2016 sale (£834,075)+24%
  • Against AL1 1JW's recent median (£766,500)+35%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 14 Hordle Gardens is modelled from its 158 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 1JW. 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

    158 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2016

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2016

  • Recent sales in AL1 1JW

    5 sales, median £766,500 (2023–2018)

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SalesLatest sale shown: November 2023Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 14 Hordle Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 December 2016Most recent

    £834,075

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1JW: £766,500 (2023–2018).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 14 Hordle Gardens, St Albans, AL1 1JW. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn 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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Overview

About 14 Hordle Gardens

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

14 Hordle Gardens is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1JW). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft). The latest certificate (August 2016) returns an A (score 94), the top energy band on the EPC scale. The latest certificate is from August 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 158 m² the property is well over the postcode median (99 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (December 2016). Today's modelled estimate of £1,038,000 is 24.4% above the 2016 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

14 Hordle Gardens ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Aug 2026

Current Certificate
Aug 2016

EPC Rating

A
A94
B
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
0.8 t/year
Occupancy
—

Certificate validity

Expired on 17 August 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 Hordle Gardens, St Albans, AL1 1JW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 14 Hordle Gardens, St Albans, AL1 1JW

1decisions13documents5nearby
  1. Aug 2021
    OutbuildingFull
    Outcome in report

    Outbuilding for use as home office

    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2021/1390
    Full record in report

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  • The 13 documents, officer reports & conditions
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On the street

Versus other Hordle Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

14 Hordle Gardens outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,279

Street avg £6,555

Below

Floor Area

158 m²

Street avg 104 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

0.8 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

10 years

Street avg 9 years

Above
Area

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.
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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.

Nearest schools

  • St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & NurseryPrimary597m
  • Cunningham Hill Junior SchoolPrimary665m
  • Cunningham Hill Infant SchoolPrimary665m
  • St Peter's SchoolPrimary759m

Nearest stops

  • Cunningham AvenueBus stop226m
  • Grosvenor RoadBus stop310m
  • Alma RoadBus stop506m
  • Vanda CrescentBus stop546m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,137 reports27%
  • Anti-social Behaviour796 reports19%
  • Shoplifting555 reports13%
  • Vehicle Crime377 reports9%

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 14 Hordle Gardens is modelled from its 158 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 1JW. 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. 1 sale is recorded for 14 Hordle Gardens. 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 14 Hordle Gardens was lodged in August 2016 at band A and expired in August 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 14 Hordle Gardens. 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 35 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL1 1JW, not by walking route.
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