3 Hordle Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1JW). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. 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. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £672,000 is 33.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£626/sq ft) was about 36.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (October 2017).
3 Hordle Gardens sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
No planning applications are recorded against 3 Hordle Gardens, St Albans, AL1 1JW. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for 3 Hordle Gardens, St Albans, AL1 1JW
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3 Hordle Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£672,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£505,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On epc rating, 3 Hordle Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,733
Street avg £6,410
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
Cunningham Avenue — bus stop.
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20 October 2017Most recent
£505,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1JW: £766,500 (2023–2018).
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CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
AL1 1TT
Closest school
0.6 km
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery. 35 schools nearby.