24 Abbey Avenue, St Albans, AL3 4AZ
About 24 Abbey Avenue
24 Abbey Avenue is a detached house in St Albans (AL3 4AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (around 2465 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 71).
At 229 m² the property is well over the postcode median (161 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£669/sq ft) was about 64.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: December 2021 at £1,650,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
24 Abbey Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
2 applications on record at 24 Abbey Avenue, St Albans, AL3 4AZ
- May 2008ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey front and part single, part two storey side and rear extensions
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2008/0549
- More recent applications — locked
- DemolitionMar 2025Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£1,794,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,650,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 December 2021Most recent
£1,650,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 4AZ: £1,175,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in AL3 4AZ
Versus other Abbey Avenue homes
On floor area, 24 Abbey Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£7,205
Street avg £5,367
Floor Area
229 m²
Street avg 160 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Midway — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Prae Wood Primary School. 19 schools nearby.
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