8 Butlers Yard, Drovers Way, St Albans, AL3 5FA
About 8 Butlers Yard
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 24–72 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% 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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingAllocated
- BalconyYes
Building
- LiftYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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Planning history
8 Butlers Yard has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£435,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.4% per year over 6 years.
£415,000
Growth on file: -0.4% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
14 September 2022Most recent
£415,000
-2.4%over 5 years23 October 2016
£425,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 5FA: £315,000 (2018–2016).
Nearby sales in AL3 5FA
2 Butlers Yard, Drovers Way, St Albans, AL3 5FA
Sold Aug 2018
£180,00010 Butlers Yard, Drovers Way, St Albans, AL3 5FA
Sold Feb 2017
£420,0003 Butlers Yard, Drovers Way, St Albans, AL3 5FA
Sold Nov 2016
£315,00014 Butlers Yard, Drovers Way, St Albans, AL3 5FA
Sold Nov 2016
£445,0005 Butlers Yard, Drovers Way, St Albans, AL3 5FA
Sold Oct 2016
£195,000
Versus other Drovers Way homes
Years Held for 8 Butlers Yard lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,929
Street avg £6,914
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 46 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 1.0 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 9 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
3/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.
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