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17 Gainsborough Avenue, St Albans, AL1 4NJ

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
147 m²
1582 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Gainsborough Avenue

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

17 Gainsborough Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL1 4NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.

3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,523,000 is 17.2% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£822/sq ft) was about 100.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,300,000 in April 2024.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes
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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.

17 Gainsborough Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Early 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC EExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Gainsborough Avenue, St Albans, AL1 4NJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 applications on record at 17 Gainsborough Avenue, St Albans, AL1 4NJ

3decisions1extensions22documents1nearby
  1. Jun 2017
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    1 x Willow - Reduce by 50%.

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    TP/2017/0264
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. Tree WorksDecision

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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.

17 Gainsborough Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£1,523,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2024)

£1,300,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 18 April 2024Most recent

    £1,300,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 4NJ: £1,088,000 (2022–2013).

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On the street

Versus other Gainsborough Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 17 Gainsborough Avenue stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£8,844

Street avg £5,870

Strongly above

Floor Area

147 m²

Street avg 158 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.3 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Gainsborough Avenue

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£1.3m

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1 Gleave Close

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1 Arthur Road

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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.
Full St Albans report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Blenheim Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Verulam School. 36 schools nearby.

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FAQ

Common questions

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