17 Ashby Gardens, St Albans, AL1 2NP
About 17 Ashby Gardens
17 Ashby Gardens is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 2NP). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £567,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2002–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£606/sq ft) was about 90.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-east-facing
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
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Planning history
4 applications on record at 17 Ashby Gardens, St Albans, AL1 2NP
- Nov 2012Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Loft conversion with rear dormer window and front rooflights (retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2012/2491
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionNov 2013Decision
- RenovationJul 2013Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 17 Ashby Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£606,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 22 years.
£567,500
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
21 March 2025Most recent
£567,500
+35.1%over 8 years1 November 2016
£420,000
+100.0%over 10 years27 February 2006
£210,000
+14.8%over 3 years29 October 2002
£183,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 2NP: £460,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in AL1 2NP
Versus other Ashby Gardens homes
On years held, 17 Ashby Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,523
Street avg £5,043
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Watling View School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Mandeville Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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