8 Benbow Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 5SA). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 809 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 7.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£640/sq ft) was about 19% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in February 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
8 Benbow Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jun 2020
8 Benbow Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
Extension: Front of property
Single storey front porch extension and alterations to openings
8 Benbow Close has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£559,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 16 years.
£518,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 16 years.
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Price per m² for 8 Benbow Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,893
Street avg £5,658
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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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Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension (resubmission following invalid application 5/2011/0665)
Full planning data for 8 Benbow Close, St Albans, AL1 5SA
1 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
12 February 2018Most recent
£518,000
+64.4%over 7 years24 September 2010
£315,000
+13.5%over 4 years15 September 2006
£277,500
+26.1%over 9 months15 December 2005
£220,000
+41.0%over 4 years6 December 2001
£156,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 5SA: £515,000 (2024–2016).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
AL1 5SA
Closest school
0.3 km
Samuel Ryder Academy. 30 schools nearby.