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8 Butlers Yard, Drovers Way, St Albans, AL3 5FA

Estimated value

£430,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£415,000)+4%
  • Against AL3 5FA's recent median (£315,000)+37%

Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
70 m²
753 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 78
Council tax
Band E
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£430,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£415,000)+4%
  • Against AL3 5FA's recent median (£315,000)+37%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 8 Butlers Yard is modelled from its 70 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 5FA. 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

    70 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2016

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in AL3 5FA

    5 sales, median £315,000 (2025–2016)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: December 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 September 2022Most recent

    £415,000

    -2.4%over 5 years

  2. 23 October 2016

    £425,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 5FA: £315,000 (2025–2016).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 8 Butlers Yard, Drovers Way, St Albans, AL3 5FA. 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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Overview

About 8 Butlers Yard

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Butlers Yard is a two-bedroom property in St Albans (AL3 5FA). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft) and council tax band E. At 70 m² this is the 11th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–72 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2016. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

At 70 m² the property is well over the postcode median (45 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£551/sq ft) was about 16.6% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £415,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • ParkingAllocated
  • BalconyYes

Building

  • LiftYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Oct 2026

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C78
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.6 t/year
Occupancy
—

Certificate validity

Expired on 6 October 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Butlers Yard, Drovers Way, St Albans, AL3 5FA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Butlers Yard has no planning applications on record.

4

But the area is active

4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Drovers Way homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 8 Butlers Yard lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,929

Street avg £6,939

Strongly below

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 46 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.6 t/year

Street avg 1.0 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 9 years

Strongly below
Area

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.
Full St Albans report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

170/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

St Peter's Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School. 35 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimary108m
  • Alban City SchoolPrimary237m
  • Maple Primary SchoolPrimary440m
  • Loreto CollegeSecondary599m

Nearest stops

  • St Peter's StreetBus stop66m
  • Catherine StreetBus stop165m
  • Police StationBus stop242m
  • Alban City SchoolBus stop271m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences776 reports30%
  • Anti-social Behaviour568 reports22%
  • Shoplifting208 reports8%
  • Other Theft193 reports8%

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Comparables

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Butlers Yard is modelled from its 70 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 5FA. 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 8 Butlers Yard. 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 8 Butlers Yard was lodged in October 2016 at band C and expired in October 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 8 Butlers Yard. 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 35 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL3 5FA, not by walking route.
Council tax band
8 Butlers Yard 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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