Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
71 Church Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 5NG). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
It changed hands recently, sold February 2025 for £575,000. Across 1995–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£876/sq ft) was about 140.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 61 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 30 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 30 November 2026
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
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71 Church Street 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.
71 Church Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£581,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 30 years.
£575,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 30 years.
17 February 2025Most recent
£575,000
+11.7%over 4 years15 January 2021
£515,000
+2.4%over 3 years8 December 2017
£503,000
+55.2%over 7 years3 December 2010
£324,000
+9.8%over 3 years22 February 2007
£295,000
+56.9%over 5 years27 September 2001
£188,000
+47.5%over 3 years28 May 1998
£127,500
+41.7%over 3 years17 February 1995
£89,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 5NG: £715,000 (2026–2022).
71 Church Street outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£9,426
Street avg £6,420
Floor Area
61 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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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
Catherine Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School. 34 schools nearby.
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