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20 Batchwood View, St Albans, AL3 5TD

4 planning records

Estimated value

£837,000

  • Since the 2020 sale (£755,000)+11%
  • Against AL3 5TD's recent median (£565,000)+48%

Newest record on this page: September 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
160 m²
1722 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£837,000

  • Against its 2020 sale (£755,000)+11%
  • Against AL3 5TD's recent median (£565,000)+48%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 20 Batchwood View is modelled from its 160 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 5TD. 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

    160 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2015

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2020

  • Recent sales in AL3 5TD

    5 sales, median £565,000 (2024–2016)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: September 2024Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 4 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 December 2020Most recent

    £755,000

    +184.9%over 18 years

  2. 9 December 2002

    £265,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 5TD: £565,000 (2024–2016).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 20 Batchwood View, St Albans, AL3 5TD. 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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Overview

About 20 Batchwood View

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

20 Batchwood View is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL3 5TD). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 68), 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 November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (103 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2002–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £837,000 is 10.9% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£438/sq ft) was about 80.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Last sale on file: £755,000 in December 2020.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

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 03 Nov 2025

Current Certificate
Nov 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 3 November 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Batchwood View, St Albans, AL3 5TD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Batchwood View has 4 separate extension applications on the council record.

4 applications on record at 20 Batchwood View, St Albans, AL3 5TD

4decisions4extensions7documents4nearby
  1. Dec 2006
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property

    First floor side and rear extension

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2006/2226
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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On the street

Versus other Batchwood View homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

20 Batchwood View outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,719

Street avg £4,686

On par

Floor Area

160 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Below
Area

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.
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Crime

170/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Hospital — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School. 30 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimary381m
  • Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimary847m
  • Margaret Wix Primary SchoolPrimary945m
  • Bernards Heath Junior SchoolPrimary979m

Nearest stops

  • HospitalBus stop112m
  • City HospitalBus stop245m
  • Batchwood HallBus stop310m
  • Batchwood DriveBus stop332m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences776 reports30%
  • Anti-social Behaviour568 reports22%
  • Shoplifting208 reports8%
  • Other Theft193 reports8%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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Mid 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 20 Batchwood View is modelled from its 160 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 5TD. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 20 Batchwood View. 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 20 Batchwood View was lodged in November 2015 at band D and expired in November 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. 4 applications are matched to 20 Batchwood View. 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 30 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL3 5TD, not by walking route.
Council tax band
20 Batchwood View is in council tax band D. 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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