Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Bardwell Road, St Albans, AL1 1RQ
4 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£728,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£685,000)+6%
- Against AL1 1RQ's recent median (£575,000)+27%
Newest record on this page: August 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
72 m²
775 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£728,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£685,000)+6%
- Against AL1 1RQ's recent median (£575,000)+27%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Bardwell Road is modelled from its 72 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 1RQ. 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
72 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2015
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in AL1 1RQ
5 sales, median £575,000 (2023–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: August 2023 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | 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.
Latest sale on 5 Bardwell Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
4 August 2022Most recent
£685,000
+39.8%over 6 years22 January 2016
£490,000
+108.5%over 12 years10 July 2003
£235,000
+121.7%over 6 years29 November 1996
£106,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1RQ: £575,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in AL1 1RQ
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 5 Bardwell Road, St Albans, AL1 1RQ. 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 5 Bardwell Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Bardwell Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2017. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£884/sq ft) was about 125.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £685,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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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.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Sept 2025
Current Certificate
Sept 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 23 September 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Bardwell Road, St Albans, AL1 1RQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 5 Bardwell Road, St Albans, AL1 1RQ
1decisions1extensions5documents5nearby
- Jul 2017Loft ConversionOutlineOutcome in report
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion including installation of conservation style roof lights
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2017/1587
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Versus other Bardwell Road homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 5 Bardwell Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£9,514
Street avg £7,097
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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
0.2 km
Belmont Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Peter's School. 30 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- St Peter's SchoolPrimary269m
- The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansPrimary290m
- Alban City SchoolPrimary796m
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimary805m
Nearest stops
- Belmont HillBus stop222m
- AbbeyBus stop227m
- Cottonmill CrescentBus stop302m
- The Peahen PHBus stop318m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,137 reports27%
- Anti-social Behaviour796 reports19%
- Shoplifting555 reports13%
- Vehicle Crime377 reports9%
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-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 5 Bardwell Road is modelled from its 72 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 1RQ. 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. 4 sales are recorded for 5 Bardwell Road. 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 5 Bardwell Road was lodged in September 2015 at band D and expired in September 2025, 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 5 Bardwell Road. 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 30 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL1 1RQ, not by walking route.
- Council tax band
- 5 Bardwell Road is in council tax band D. 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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