3 Dickens Close, St Albans, AL3 5PP
About 3 Dickens Close
3 Dickens Close is a semi-detached house in St Albans (AL3 5PP). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 November 2031
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Planning history
3 Dickens 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
3 Dickens Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£402,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 5PP: £830,000 (2025–2019).
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Versus other Dickens Close homes
CO₂ Emissions for 3 Dickens Close runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 102 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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Crime
170/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Goldsmith Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School. 34 schools nearby.
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