Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
8 Connaught Road, St Albans, AL3 5RX
1 planning record
Estimated value
£793,000
- Since the 1997 sale (£142,000)+458%
- Against AL3 5RX's recent median (£745,000)+6%
Newest record on this page: June 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
120 m²
1292 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£793,000
- Against its 1997 sale (£142,000)+458%
- Against AL3 5RX's recent median (£745,000)+6%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Connaught Road is modelled from its 120 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 5RX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
120 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2015
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 1997
Recent sales in AL3 5RX
5 sales, median £745,000 (2026–2019)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
8 Connaught Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
Sales timeline
27 May 1997Most recent
£142,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 5RX: £745,000 (2026–2019).
Nearby sales in AL3 5RX
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 8 Connaught Road, St Albans, AL3 5RX. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 8 Connaught Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
8 Connaught Road is a semi-detached house in St Albans (AL3 5RX). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in May 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £793,000 sits 458.5% above the 1997 sale of £142,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 77.5% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2000.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jun 2025
Current Certificate
Jun 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 23 June 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 8 Connaught Road, St Albans, AL3 5RX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 8 Connaught Road, St Albans, AL3 5RX
1decisions1extensions1documents4nearby
- Aug 2000ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Two storey front, side and rear and single storey front and rear extensions
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 5/2000/1286
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Versus other Connaught Road homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
8 Connaught Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,183
Street avg £5,962
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Albans district page.
Crime
170/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Batchwood Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School. 28 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimary471m
- Margaret Wix Primary SchoolPrimary795m
- Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimary1.0km
- Bernards Heath Junior SchoolPrimary1.1km
Nearest stops
- Batchwood HallBus stop94m
- Batchwood DriveBus stop176m
- AlvertonBus stop213m
- HospitalBus stop236m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences776 reports30%
- Anti-social Behaviour568 reports22%
- Shoplifting208 reports8%
- Other Theft193 reports8%
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 8 Connaught Road is modelled from its 120 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 5RX. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 8 Connaught Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 8 Connaught Road was lodged in June 2015 at band D and expired in June 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 8 Connaught Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 28 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL3 5RX, not by walking route.
- Council tax band
- 8 Connaught Road is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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