4 Abbey Avenue, St Albans, AL3 4AZ
About 4 Abbey Avenue
4 Abbey Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL3 4AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 211 m² the property is well over the postcode median (161 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,529,000 is 17.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£572/sq ft) was about 40.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Sold February 2019 for £1,300,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
4 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 both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
5 applications on record at 4 Abbey Avenue, St Albans, AL3 4AZ
- Jun 2000ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
First floor side extension (amendment to approval 5/99/1190)
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 5/2000/1034
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsMay 2017Decision
- New BuildOct 2016Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
4 Abbey Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,529,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,300,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 February 2019Most recent
£1,300,000
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
4 Abbey Avenue outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,161
Street avg £5,419
Floor Area
211 m²
Street avg 161 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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