Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£308,000
Newest record on this page: March 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£308,000
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The estimate for 47b is modelled from its 46 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 5DX. 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
46 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2011
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2016
Recent sales in AL1 5DX
5 sales, median £575,000 (2026–2022)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2026 | 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 47b has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
25 May 2016Most recent
£260,000
+68.8%over 11 years25 February 2005
£154,000
+196.2%over 7 years19 February 1998
£52,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 5DX: £575,000 (2026–2022).
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47b is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 5DX). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 500 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (69 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £308,000 is 18.5% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£520/sq ft) was about 56.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (May 2016).
47b sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Feb 2021
Certificate validity
Expired on 1 February 2021
47b 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, 47b runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,601
Street avg £4,204
Floor Area
46 m²
Street avg 46 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
283/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Crown PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery. 36 schools nearby.
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