2 Carlbury Close is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 5DR). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 6.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £472,000 is 10.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£722/sq ft) was about 118.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £427,500 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
A recent planning application at 2 Carlbury Close was refused — worth checking the council file.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and rear garden summer house
Price for 2 Carlbury Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£472,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 22 years.
£427,500
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 22 years.
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EPC Rating for 2 Carlbury Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,773
Street avg £5,378
Floor Area
55 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Oakdene Way — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Summerhouse
Full planning data for 2 Carlbury Close, St Albans, AL1 5DR
1 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
30 June 2021Most recent
£427,500
+18.8%over 4 years31 March 2017
£360,000
+260.0%over 17 years17 September 1999
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 5DR: £429,000 (2024–2018).
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Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
AL1 5DX
Closest school
0.3 km
Camp Primary and Nursery School. 32 schools nearby.