Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£486,000
Newest record on this page: February 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£486,000
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The estimate for 57 Albert Street is modelled from its 60 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 1RT. 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.
Floor area
60 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2021
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2002
Recent sales in AL1 1RT
5 sales, median £580,000 (2025–2022)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: February 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 |
57 Albert Street's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
25 November 2002Most recent
£212,500
+46.6%over 3 years26 July 1999
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1RT: £580,000 (2025–2022).
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57 Albert Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1RT). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.
Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in November 2002. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £486,000 sits 128.7% above the 2002 sale of £212,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£329/sq ft) was about 21.5% below the postcode norm.
57 Albert Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 October 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
57 Albert Street has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
57 Albert Street is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,542
Street avg £7,325
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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
The Peahen PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Peter's School. 31 schools nearby.
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