Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£892,000
Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£892,000
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The estimate for 9 Darwin Close is modelled from its 160 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 6LH. 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.
Floor area
160 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2012
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2013
Recent sales in AL3 6LH
5 sales, median £881,000 (2025–2016)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2025 | 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 |
9 Darwin Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
19 June 2013Most recent
£625,000
+98.4%over 12 years14 June 2001
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 6LH: £881,000 (2025–2016).
10 Darwin Close, Valley Road, St Albans, AL3 6LH
Sold Dec 2025
7 Darwin Close, Valley Road, St Albans, AL3 6LH
Sold Jan 2025
14 Darwin Close, Valley Road, St Albans, AL3 6LH
Sold May 2022
13 Darwin Close, Valley Road, St Albans, AL3 6LH
Sold Aug 2019
8 Darwin Close, Valley Road, St Albans, AL3 6LH
Sold Jul 2011
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9 Darwin Close is a four-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL3 6LH). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1722 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (101 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2001–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £892,000 is 42.7% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£363/sq ft) was about 16.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 13 years since the last transfer (June 2013). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2002.
9 Darwin Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Aug 2022
Certificate validity
Expired on 28 August 2022
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at 9 Darwin Close.
1 application on record at 9 Darwin Close, Valley Road, St Albans, AL3 6LH
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey rear, two storey side and first floor extensions
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9 Darwin Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,906
Street avg £5,595
Floor Area
160 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Crime
170/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Firbank Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Albans Girls' School. 28 schools nearby.
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