4a, Abbey Avenue, St Albans, AL3 4AZ
About 4a
4a is a detached house in St Albans (AL3 4AZ). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2120 sq ft). The latest certificate (August 2019) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92).
Held since December 1998 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 197 m² it's 22.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (161 m² median across 23 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £1,233,000 sits 285.3% above the 1998 sale of £320,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£151/sq ft) was about 63.7% below the postcode norm.
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Energy performance
4a ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
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Planning history
4a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
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Sales history & valuation
4a's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£1,233,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£320,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 December 1998Most recent
£320,000
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 price per m², 4a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,624
Street avg £5,646
Floor Area
197 m²
Street avg 161 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Years Held
27 years
Street avg 11 years
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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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