20 Buttermere Close, St Albans, AL1 5TD
About 20 Buttermere Close
20 Buttermere Close is an end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 5TD). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 2004–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£469/sq ft) was about 62.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £505,000 in September 2018.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 May 2024
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 20 Buttermere Close, St Albans, AL1 5TD
- Sept 2001ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension (retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 5/2001/1303
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchMay 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 20 Buttermere Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£543,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 14 years.
£505,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
13 September 2018Most recent
£505,000
+48.5%over 3 years20 March 2015
£340,000
+71.7%over 10 years15 July 2004
£198,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 5TD: £290,000 (2023–2015).
Versus other Buttermere Close homes
20 Buttermere Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 83 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Glenlyn Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Windermere Primary School. 34 schools nearby.
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