2 Benbow Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 5SA). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 96 m² it's 28% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 15 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £686,000 is 23.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£537/sq ft) was about 27.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in March 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
No planning applications are recorded against 2 Benbow Close, St Albans, AL1 5SA. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for 2 Benbow Close, St Albans, AL1 5SA
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Latest sale on 2 Benbow Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£686,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£555,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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CO₂ Emissions for 2 Benbow Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,781
Street avg £5,844
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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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23 March 2018Most recent
£555,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 5SA: £515,000 (2024–2016).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
AL1 5SA
Closest school
0.3 km
Samuel Ryder Academy. 30 schools nearby.