23 Christchurch Close, St Albans, AL3 5NT
About 23 Christchurch Close
23 Christchurch Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL3 5NT). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 802 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. At 75 m² this is the 18th smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–99 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 28 units on file. Other recorded features include notable views. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 75 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: October 2021 at £417,500. Across the public record there are 4 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. Across 2011–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£521/sq ft) was about 57.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
23 Christchurch Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 May 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
23 Christchurch Close 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
23 Christchurch Close saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£433,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 10 years.
£417,500
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
24 October 2021Most recent
£417,500
-6.7%over 4 years6 July 2017
£447,500
+73.4%over 5 years29 May 2012
£258,000
-4.4%over 7 months27 October 2011
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 5NT: £250,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in AL3 5NT
8 Christchurch Close, St Albans, AL3 5NT
Sold May 2025
£250,00030 Christchurch Close, St Albans, AL3 5NT
Sold Oct 2024
£425,00029 Christchurch Close, St Albans, AL3 5NT
Sold Aug 2024
£500,0005 Christchurch Close, St Albans, AL3 5NT
Sold Apr 2024
£225,0002 Christchurch Close, St Albans, AL3 5NT
Sold Aug 2020
£397,500
Versus other Christchurch Close homes
23 Christchurch Close outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,604
Street avg £4,229
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 56 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cannon Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School. 34 schools nearby.
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