31 Catham Close is a semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 5QT). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 8.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £534,000 is 17.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£631/sq ft) was about 96.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £455,000 in June 2018.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
31 Catham Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 3.3m in height x 5m in depth with 3m height to eaves
31 Catham Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£534,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 17 years.
£455,000
Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 17 years.
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31 Catham Close is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£6,791
Street avg £5,337
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Ennerdale Close — bus stop.
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Full planning data for 31 Catham Close, St Albans, AL1 5QT
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29 June 2018Most recent
£455,000
+134.5%over 14 years22 July 2003
£194,000
+76.4%over 1 year30 November 2001
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 5QT: £510,500 (2024–2022).
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CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
AL1 5QT
Closest school
0.2 km
Windermere Primary School. 30 schools nearby.