Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
7 College Street, St Albans, AL3 4PW
4 planning records
Estimated value
£1,467,000
- Since the 2014 sale (£975,000)+50%
- Against AL3 4PW's recent median (£1,255,000)+17%
Newest record on this page: September 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
164 m²
1765 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£1,467,000
- Against its 2014 sale (£975,000)+50%
- Against AL3 4PW's recent median (£1,255,000)+17%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 7 College Street is modelled from its 164 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 4PW. 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.
What it's based on
Floor area
164 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2014
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2014
Recent sales in AL3 4PW
5 sales, median £1,255,000 (2024–2013)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: September 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 4 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
7 College Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
14 November 2014Most recent
£975,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 4PW: £1,255,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in AL3 4PW
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 7 College Street, St Albans, AL3 4PW. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 7 College Street
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
7 College Street is an end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 4PW). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £1,467,000 sits 50.5% above the 2014 sale of £975,000. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Last sold in November 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
7 College Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Jul 2024
Current Certificate
Jul 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 21 July 2024
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 7 College Street, St Albans, AL3 4PW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
7 College Street has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
4 applications on record at 7 College Street, St Albans, AL3 4PW
4decisions54documents3nearby
Flagged:Listed building
- Jul 2015RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
Listed Building consent - Internal modifications to basement , rear lobby and first floor bathroom and relocation of rear external door and window to existing elevation
Listed- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2015/1666
- More recent applications — locked
- HeritageDec 2015Decision
- RenovationDec 2015Decision
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Versus other College Street homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
CO₂ Emissions for 7 College Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,945
Street avg £7,072
Floor Area
164 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.7 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Albans district page.
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
0.3 km
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School. 33 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimary320m
- Alban City SchoolPrimary549m
- The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansPrimary610m
- Maple Primary SchoolPrimary755m
Nearest stops
- Town HallBus stop249m
- Police StationBus stop315m
- Cannon StreetBus stop319m
- The Peahen PHBus stop363m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences776 reports30%
- Anti-social Behaviour568 reports22%
- Shoplifting208 reports8%
- Other Theft193 reports8%
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 7 College Street is modelled from its 164 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 4PW. 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.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 7 College Street. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 7 College Street was lodged in July 2014 at band E and expired in July 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to 7 College Street. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 33 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL3 4PW, not by walking route.
- Council tax band
- 7 College Street is in council tax band G. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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