Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Barncroft Way, St Albans, AL1 5QZ
4 planning records
Estimated value
£2,325,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£1,485,000)+57%
- Against AL1 5QZ's recent median (£1,200,000)+94%
Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
369 m²
3972 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band H
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£2,325,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£1,485,000)+57%
- Against AL1 5QZ's recent median (£1,200,000)+94%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Barncroft Way is modelled from its 369 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 5QZ. 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.
What it's based on
Floor area
369 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2022
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in AL1 5QZ
5 sales, median £1,200,000 (2024–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: August 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 4 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
5 Barncroft Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
4 August 2025Most recent
£1,485,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 5QZ: £1,200,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in AL1 5QZ
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 5 Barncroft Way, St Albans, AL1 5QZ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 5 Barncroft Way
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Barncroft Way is a six-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL1 5QZ). It has a recorded floor area of 369 m² (around 3972 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 369 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £2,325,000 sits 56.6% above the 2025 sale of £1,485,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£374/sq ft) was about 27.5% below the postcode norm. It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £1,485,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- StudyYes
- BasementYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Barncroft Way sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
Jul 2022EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
24.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 July 2032
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Barncroft Way, St Albans, AL1 5QZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
4 applications on record at 5 Barncroft Way, St Albans, AL1 5QZ
4decisions24documents5nearby
Flagged:Demolition
- Oct 2014DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Demolition of 5m length of brick boundary wall and replacement with wooden fencing
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2014/2420
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksApr 2022Decision
- ConditionsMar 2015Decision
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Versus other Barncroft Way homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Barncroft Way is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£4,024
Street avg £6,679
Floor Area
369 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
13 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
24.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Albans district page.
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
Park View Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Cunningham Hill Junior School. 36 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Cunningham Hill Junior SchoolPrimary238m
- Cunningham Hill Infant SchoolPrimary238m
- St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & NurseryPrimary465m
- Camp Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary483m
Nearest stops
- Park View CloseBus stop69m
- Wingate WayBus stop189m
- Roland StreetBus stop269m
- Dexter CloseBus stop277m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,137 reports27%
- Anti-social Behaviour796 reports19%
- Shoplifting555 reports13%
- Vehicle Crime377 reports9%
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 5 Barncroft Way is modelled from its 369 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 5QZ. 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.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 5 Barncroft Way. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 Barncroft Way was lodged in July 2022 at band E and is valid until July 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to 5 Barncroft Way. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 36 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL1 5QZ, not by walking route.
- Council tax band
- 5 Barncroft Way is in council tax band H. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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