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20 Batchwood View, St Albans, AL3 5TD

4 planning records
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
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 £968,000 is 28.2% 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

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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Nov 2025

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

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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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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.

Current estimate

£968,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£755,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 18 years.

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).

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
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 20 Batchwood View

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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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
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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

3/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.

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FAQ

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