3 Gorham Drive, St Albans, AL1 2HU
About 3 Gorham Drive
3 Gorham Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 2HU). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.
At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sold in August 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £724,000 is 19.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£446/sq ft) was about 67.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- GarageYes
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Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
3 applications on record at 3 Gorham Drive, St Albans, AL1 2HU
- Mar 2013Loft ConversionOutcome in report
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Front porch, single storey side extension and loft conversion with rear dormer window
ExtensionPorch- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2013/0110
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2013Decision
- Loft ConversionApr 2013Decision
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Sales history & valuation
3 Gorham Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£724,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 18 years.
£605,000
Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
24 August 2017Most recent
£605,000
+108.6%over 7 years8 April 2010
£290,000
+8.2%over 3 years29 March 2007
£268,000
+135.1%over 8 years11 March 1999
£114,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 2HU: £485,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in AL1 2HU
Versus other Gorham Drive homes
Habitable Rooms for 3 Gorham Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,802
Street avg £3,747
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Holyrood Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Mandeville Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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