21 Barncroft Way, St Albans, AL1 5QZ
About 21 Barncroft Way
21 Barncroft Way is a detached house in St Albans (AL1 5QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 176 m² (around 1894 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a C (score 74).
At 176 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£686/sq ft) was about 34.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold February 2022 for £1,300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Planning history
21 Barncroft Way has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
3 applications on record at 21 Barncroft Way, St Albans, AL1 5QZ
- Mar 2002ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side of property
First floor front, two storey and single storey side extensions
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 5/2002/0169
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionDec 2019Decision
- PorchJul 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2013.
£1,204,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 9 years.
£1,300,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
10 February 2022Most recent
£1,300,000
+109.7%over 9 years10 January 2013
£620,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 5QZ: £1,200,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in AL1 5QZ
Versus other Barncroft Way homes
EPC Rating for 21 Barncroft Way runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,386
Street avg £6,259
Floor Area
176 m²
Street avg 168 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Park View Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Cunningham Hill Junior School. 36 schools nearby.
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