Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Top Flat, 29 Watsons Walk, St Albans, AL1 1PD
Estimated value
£733,000
- Against AL1 1PD's recent median (£538,800)+36%
Newest record on this page: May 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
126 m²
1356 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£733,000
- Against AL1 1PD's recent median (£538,800)+36%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Top Flat is modelled from its 126 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 1PD. 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
126 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2016
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in AL1 1PD
5 sales, median £538,800 (2025–2023)
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|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | 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.
Top Flat 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 1PD: £538,800 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in AL1 1PD
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Top Flat, 29 Watsons Walk, St Albans, AL1 1PD. 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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About Top Flat
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Top Flat is an end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1PD). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).
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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.
Top Flat's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Mar 2026
Current Certificate
Mar 2016EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 14 March 2026
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Top Flat, 29 Watsons Walk, St Albans, AL1 1PD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Top Flat has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Watsons Walk homes
Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Top Flat outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
43 (E)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 71 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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
0.3 km
Cottonmill Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Peter's School. 33 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- St Peter's SchoolPrimary204m
- The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansPrimary508m
- Loreto CollegeSecondary646m
- Alban City SchoolPrimary707m
Nearest stops
- Cottonmill CrescentBus stop304m
- Alma RoadBus stop318m
- Telford CourtBus stop327m
- Lattimore RoadBus stop328m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,137 reports27%
- Anti-social Behaviour796 reports19%
- Shoplifting555 reports13%
- Vehicle Crime377 reports9%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (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 Top Flat is modelled from its 126 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 1PD. 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 Top Flat, 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 Top Flat was lodged in March 2016 at band E and expired in March 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. None is matched to Top Flat. 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 33 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL1 1PD, not by walking route.
- Council tax band
- Top Flat is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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