20 Benbow Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 5SA). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £645,000 sits 158% above the 2012 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 55.9% below the postcode norm. Last sold in January 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
20 Benbow Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
Extension: Front of property
Ground floor front extension
20 Benbow Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£645,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On price per m², 20 Benbow Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,358
Street avg £6,414
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 76 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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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Rear garden outbuilding
Full planning data for 20 Benbow Close, St Albans, AL1 5SA
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27 January 2012Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 5SA: £515,000 (2024–2017).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
AL1 5SA
Closest school
0.3 km
Samuel Ryder Academy. 30 schools nearby.