7 Chaucer Close, Sandridge Road, St Albans, AL1 4FJ
About 7 Chaucer Close
7 Chaucer Close is a mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 4FJ). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 687 sq ft) and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2008) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since January 2011, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (121 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £587,000 is 25.6% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£681/sq ft) was about 61.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
7 Chaucer Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Nov 2018
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 12 November 2018
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Planning history
7 Chaucer Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 7 Chaucer Close, Sandridge Road, St Albans, AL1 4FJ
- Jun 2018ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Construction of a new rear single storey extension
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2018/1024
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Sales history & valuation
£587,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 2 years.
£467,500
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
24 January 2011Most recent
£467,500
+14.0%over 1 year10 June 2009
£410,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 4FJ: £760,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in AL1 4FJ
5 Chaucer Close, Sandridge Road, St Albans, AL1 4FJ
Sold Jul 2024
£791,5002 Chaucer Close, Sandridge Road, St Albans, AL1 4FJ
Sold Oct 2022
£1,055,0006 Chaucer Close, Sandridge Road, St Albans, AL1 4FJ
Sold Jun 2021
£675,0004 Chaucer Close, Sandridge Road, St Albans, AL1 4FJ
Sold Mar 2021
£760,0003 Chaucer Close, Sandridge Road, St Albans, AL1 4FJ
Sold Mar 2018
£760,000
Versus other Chaucer Close homes
On years held, 7 Chaucer Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£7,328
Street avg £6,635
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 118 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
Years Held
16 years
Street avg 8 years
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Crime
283/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Seymour Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School. 35 schools nearby.
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