Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£214,000
Newest record on this page: May 2019. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£214,000
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The estimate for 14 Grimsdyke Lodge is modelled from its 31 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 4LR. 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
31 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2015
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2001
Recent sales in AL1 4LR
5 sales, median £220,000 (2018–2015)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2018 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
14 Grimsdyke Lodge has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
29 October 2001Most recent
£85,000
+157.6%over 5 years13 June 1996
£33,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 4LR: £220,000 (2018–2015).
6 Grimsdyke Lodge, Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 4LR
Sold Jun 2018
9 Grimsdyke Lodge, Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 4LR
Sold Mar 2018
5 Grimsdyke Lodge, Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 4LR
Sold Mar 2016
12 Grimsdyke Lodge, Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 4LR
Sold Apr 2014
2 Grimsdyke Lodge, Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 4LR
Sold Jan 2014
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14 Grimsdyke Lodge is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 4LR). It has a recorded floor area of 31 m² (around 334 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 31 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–33 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since October 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 sits 151.8% above the 2001 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 17% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Apr 2025
Certificate validity
Expired on 28 April 2025
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
1 application on record at 14 Grimsdyke Lodge, Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 4LR
Raising and creation of pitched roof with front and rear dormer windows to create two additional one bedroom flats within the roofspace, replacement windows, new brickwork and alterations to rear external parking layout including the demolition and rebuil
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14 Grimsdyke Lodge is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,742
Street avg £4,000
Floor Area
31 m²
Street avg 32 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.5 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
283/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Harlesden Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Fleetville Junior School. 34 schools nearby.
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