35 Catham Close is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 5QT). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 8.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £654,000 is 14.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 43% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last sale on file: £570,000 in July 2018. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jan 2023
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Removal of existing dormer window, first floor rear extension, extension of existing loft and associated roof enlargement, rear facing rooflights and new roof over existing bay window
35 Catham Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.
£654,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 18 years.
£570,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 18 years.
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On habitable rooms, 35 Catham Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £5,436
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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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Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Rear dormer window
Full planning data for 35 Catham Close, St Albans, AL1 5QT
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24 July 2018Most recent
£570,000
+46.2%over 4 years31 March 2014
£389,950
+108.5%over 11 years9 April 2002
£187,000
+39.6%over 1 year2 October 2000
£134,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 5QT: £510,500 (2024–2022).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
AL1 5QZ
Closest school
0.2 km
Windermere Primary School. 30 schools nearby.