Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Coach House is a five-bedroom detached house in Sandridgebury, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 6JB). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2282 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 212 m² it sits well below the postcode median (327 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Last sold in October 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years. Today's modelled estimate of £1,701,000 is 47.9% above the 2012 sale price.
The Coach House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 February 2033
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £1,795 · Includes VAT
The Coach House has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
£1,701,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£1,150,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
11 October 2012Most recent
£1,150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 6JB: £1,500,000 (2023–2013).
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Sold Jul 2022
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Sold Oct 2016
Sandridgebury House, Sandridgebury Lane, Sandridgebury, St Albans, AL3 6JB
Sold Oct 2012
Years Held for The Coach House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,425
Street avg £5,678
Floor Area
212 m²
Street avg 301 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 15.3 t/year
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Crime
170/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Village Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School. 14 schools nearby.
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