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Harborough Court, Flat 3, Rainbow Close, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7LF

Estimated value

£218,000

  • Since the 2010 sale (£148,000)+47%
  • Against AL3 7LF's recent median (£146,000)+49%

Newest record on this page: May 2025. 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
Floor 00
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
44 m²
474 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£218,000

  • Against its 2010 sale (£148,000)+47%
  • Against AL3 7LF's recent median (£146,000)+49%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Harborough Court is modelled from its 44 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 7LF. 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

    44 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2025

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2010

  • Recent sales in AL3 7LF

    3 sales, median £146,000 (2016–2010)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: September 2016Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull 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.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 August 2010Most recent

    £148,000

Median price across the last 3 sales in AL3 7LF: £146,000 (2016–2010).

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 Harborough Court

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

Harborough Court is a semi-detached house in Redbourn, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 7LF). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2007-2011. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since August 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 44 m² it's 24.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 12 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £218,000 is 47.3% above the 2010 sale price.

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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.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 5 May 2035

8 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Harborough Court, Flat 3, Rainbow Close, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7LF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Harborough Court has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

On the street

Versus other Rainbow Close homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Harborough Court is notably below the street on floor area.

EPC Rating

67 (D)

Street avg 75 (C)

Strongly below

Floor Area

44 m²

Street avg 55 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

1.9 t/year

Street avg 1.6 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

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.

Crime

170/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Ridgedown — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Redbourn Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Redbourn Primary SchoolPrimary282m
  • Flamstead Village SchoolPrimary2.7km
  • Brockswood Primary SchoolPrimary3.0km

Nearest stops

  • RidgedownBus stop116m
  • Wheatlock MeadBus stop427m
  • Lords MeadowBus stop650m
  • Cricketers PHBus stop699m

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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Method

How to read this page

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 Harborough Court is modelled from its 44 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 7LF. 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. 1 sale is recorded for Harborough Court. 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 Harborough Court was lodged in May 2025 at band D and is valid until May 2035. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Harborough Court. 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 3 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL3 7LF, not by walking route.
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