Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£356,000
Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£356,000
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The estimate for 15b is modelled from its 45 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 4DA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
45 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2021
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2014
Recent sales in AL3 4DA
5 sales, median £490,000 (2025–2017)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
10 January 2014Most recent
£250,000
+35.2%over 8 years19 December 2005
£184,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 4DA: £490,000 (2025–2017).
17 Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DA
Sold Jun 2025
17a, Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DA
Sold Jan 2025
Flat 2, 15 Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DA
Sold May 2022
Flat 2, 3 Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DA
Sold Jul 2018
Abbey Chambers 11 13, Flat 3, Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DA
Sold Nov 2017
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15b is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 4DA). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2008); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Period features are noted in the property record.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2005–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £356,000 is 42.4% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£516/sq ft) was about 36.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in January 2014.
15b sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 February 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded to triple glazing
External or internal wall insulation added
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
15b has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
170/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Town Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School. 32 schools nearby.
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Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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