Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
21 Church Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 5NG). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sold July 2022 for £620,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 86 m² it's 17.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 30 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£670/sq ft) was about 84% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 March 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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21 Church Street has an approved extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 21 Church Street, St Albans, AL3 5NG
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Price for 21 Church Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£663,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 23 years.
£620,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 23 years.
6 July 2022Most recent
£620,000
+9.3%over 1 year22 March 2021
£567,500
+9.1%over 2 years4 September 2018
£520,000
+4.0%over 1 year29 September 2016
£500,000
+75.4%over 5 years28 July 2011
£285,000
+108.0%over 11 years9 September 1999
£137,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 5NG: £715,000 (2026–2022).
21 Church Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,209
Street avg £6,509
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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Crime
170/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Catherine Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School. 34 schools nearby.
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