Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£844,000
Newest record on this page: February 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£844,000
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The estimate for 1b is modelled from its 141 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 5DA. 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
141 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2023
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2016
Recent sales in AL1 5DA
5 sales, median £645,000 (2024–2020)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: February 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Price for 1b has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
8 February 2016Most recent
£580,000
+404.3%over 18 years17 July 1997
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 5DA: £645,000 (2024–2020).
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1b is a detached house in St Albans (AL1 5DA). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2023. The latest certificate (September 2023) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93).
At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 11 years ago, in February 2016. Across 1997–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £844,000 is 45.5% above the 2016 sale price.
Certificate validity
Valid until 26 September 2033
1b has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
On epc rating, 1b stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,113
Street avg £5,548
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 103 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Years Held
11 years
Street avg 8 years
Crime
283/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Oakdene Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School. 31 schools nearby.
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