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Westwick Hall Farm Cottages, Gower Cottage, Gorhambury, St Albans, AL3 6AP

1 planning record

Estimated value

£663,000

  • Against AL3 6AP's recent median (£553,750)+20%

Newest record on this page: February 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
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
100 m²
1076 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£663,000

  • Against AL3 6AP's recent median (£553,750)+20%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Westwick Hall Farm Cottages is modelled from its 100 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 6AP. 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

    100 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2024

  • Sales of this home

    No sale recorded since 1995

  • Recent sales in AL3 6AP

    2 sales, median £553,750 (2022–2003)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: November 2022Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull 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.

Westwick Hall Farm Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

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 2 sales in AL3 6AP: £553,750 (2022–2003).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks 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 Westwick Hall Farm Cottages

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

Westwick Hall Farm Cottages is a semi-detached house in Gorhambury, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 6AP). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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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.
Current Certificate
Feb 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 18 February 2034

7 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Westwick Hall Farm Cottages, Gower Cottage, Gorhambury, St Albans, AL3 6AP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Westwick Hall Farm Cottages has an approved extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at Westwick Hall Farm Cottages, Gower Cottage, Gorhambury, St Albans, AL3 6AP

1decisions1extensions2documents
  1. Jun 2007
    ConservatoryOutline
    Outcome in report

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Rear conservatory

    Extension
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2007/0856
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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.

Crime

170/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.9 km

Beechtree Cottages — bus stop.

Closest school

1.8 km

Leverstock Green Church of England Primary School. 4 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Leverstock Green Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary1.8km
  • Hobbs Hill Wood Primary SchoolPrimary2.8km
  • Longdean SchoolSecondary2.9km
  • Saint Albert the Great Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyPrimary3.0km

Nearest stops

  • Beechtree CottagesBus stop855m
  • Beechtree LaneBus stop900m
  • Corner FarmBus stop946m
  • Blackwater LaneBus stop1.1km

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 Westwick Hall Farm Cottages is modelled from its 100 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 6AP. 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. No sale is recorded for Westwick Hall Farm Cottages, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. 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 Westwick Hall Farm Cottages was lodged in February 2024 at band D and is valid until February 2034. 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 Westwick Hall Farm Cottages. 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 4 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL3 6AP, not by walking route.
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