Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£501,000
Newest record on this page: June 2021. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£501,000
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The estimate for Grove Farm Cottage is modelled from its 121 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 8BA. 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
121 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2019
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in AL3 8BA
1 sale, median £1,350,000 (2021–2021)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2021 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Grove Farm Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
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 1 sales in AL3 8BA: £1,350,000 (2021–2021).
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Grove Farm Cottage is a semi-detached house in Flamstead, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8BA). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 98), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Grove Farm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 February 2029
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Grove Farm Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Crime
170/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Rose and Crown PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Flamstead Village School. 3 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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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.
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