Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
26 Abbey View Road, St Albans, AL3 4QL
Listed building1 planning record
Estimated value
£941,000
- Since the 2010 sale (£536,000)+76%
- Against AL3 4QL's recent median (£955,000)-1%
Newest record on this page: August 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
114 m²
1227 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£941,000
- Against its 2010 sale (£536,000)+76%
- Against AL3 4QL's recent median (£955,000)-1%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 26 Abbey View Road is modelled from its 114 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 4QL. 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
114 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2024
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2010
Recent sales in AL3 4QL
5 sales, median £955,000 (2024–2019)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: August 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | 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.
26 Abbey View Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
17 June 2010Most recent
£536,000
+48.9%over 7 years21 August 2002
£360,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 4QL: £955,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in AL3 4QL
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 26 Abbey View Road, St Albans, AL3 4QL. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
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- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 26 Abbey View Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
26 Abbey View Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 4QL). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in June 2010. Across 2002–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £941,000 sits 75.6% above the 2010 sale of £536,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£437/sq ft) was about 23.4% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
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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.
26 Abbey View Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Jun 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 23 June 2034
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 26 Abbey View Road, St Albans, AL3 4QL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 26 Abbey View Road.
1 application on record at 26 Abbey View Road, St Albans, AL3 4QL
1decisions1extensions7documents3nearby
- Dec 2012ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2012/2802
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Versus other Abbey View Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 26 Abbey View Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,702
Street avg £8,030
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 5.7 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
0.4 km
Verulam Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans. 28 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansPrimary589m
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimary628m
- The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansPrimary684m
- Alban City SchoolPrimary891m
Nearest stops
- Verulam RoadBus stop393m
- Prae CloseBus stop409m
- Prae CloseBus stop414m
- Cannon StreetBus stop451m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences776 reports30%
- Anti-social Behaviour568 reports22%
- Shoplifting208 reports8%
- Other Theft193 reports8%
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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 26 Abbey View Road is modelled from its 114 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 4QL. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 26 Abbey View Road. 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 26 Abbey View Road was lodged in June 2024 at band E and is valid until June 2034. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 26 Abbey View Road. 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 28 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL3 4QL, not by walking route.
- Council tax band
- 26 Abbey View Road is in council tax band E. 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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