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5 Abbots Avenue, St Albans, AL1 2HY

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
96 m²
1036 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Abbots Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

5 Abbots Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 2HY). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1036 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2011. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since August 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £538,000 sits 103.1% above the 2004 sale of £264,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 125% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • ParkingOff street

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5 Abbots Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 May 2021

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2011

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Abbots Avenue, St Albans, AL1 2HY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

1 application on record at 5 Abbots Avenue, St Albans, AL1 2HY

1decisions1extensions13documents2nearby
Flagged:Demolition
  1. Aug 2014
    DemolitionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property

    Demolition of existing single storey projection and construction of a single storey side and front extension with front canopy, bike store and 2m high boundary wall and rooflight to front elevation

    Extension
    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2014/1763
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.

Current estimate

£538,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.4% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2004)

£264,950

Growth on file: 11.4% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 August 2004Most recent

    £264,950

    +57.2%over 3 years

  2. 3 May 2001

    £168,500

    +5.1%over 1 year

  3. 20 January 2000

    £160,250

    +25.2%over 2 years

  4. 31 October 1997

    £128,000

Median price across the last 3 sales in AL1 2HY: £159,000 (2012–1998).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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Area

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.
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Abbots Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Mandeville Primary School. 30 schools nearby.

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