8 Hordle Gardens is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1JW). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 7.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£662/sq ft) was about 43.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 115 m² it's 16.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (99 m² median across 10 EPCs). Sold November 2023 for £820,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
8 Hordle Gardens has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 6m depth x 3.8m height x 2.75m in height to the eaves
8 Hordle Gardens has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2012.
£840,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 11 years.
£820,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 11 years.
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8 Hordle Gardens is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£7,130
Street avg £6,370
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 108 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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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 5.0m depth x 3.8m height x 2.8m in height to the eaves
Full planning data for 8 Hordle Gardens, St Albans, AL1 1JW
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17 November 2023Most recent
£820,000
+113.0%over 10 years29 November 2012
£385,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1JW: £715,000 (2021–2017).
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CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 5.2 t/year
AL1 1JW
Closest school
0.6 km
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery. 35 schools nearby.