What type of property is 1 Pie Garden, AL3 8BP?

1 Pie Garden, AL3 8BP is a 5-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 1 Pie Garden, AL3 8BP sell for?

1 Pie Garden, AL3 8BP last sold for £750,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £249,950 in April 2006, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 1 Pie Garden, AL3 8BP appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between April 2006 and June 2021, 1 Pie Garden, AL3 8BP rose from £249,950 to £750,000, a change of £500,050. That works out to roughly +7.5% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 1 Pie Garden, AL3 8BP?

The current EPC rating for 1 Pie Garden, AL3 8BP is B with a score of 84 out of 100, lodged in October 2020. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 1 Pie Garden, AL3 8BP?

1 Pie Garden, AL3 8BP has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (1,841 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 47% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in AL3 8BP. Source: EPC Register.

How is 1 Pie Garden, AL3 8BP heated?

The latest EPC at 1 Pie Garden, AL3 8BP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 1 Pie Garden, AL3 8BP have?

1 Pie Garden, AL3 8BP has council approval for part-single-part-two-storey rear extension granted in December 2006 under ref. 4/02339/06/FHA. The wider record also shows 1 refused application. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 1 Pie Garden, AL3 8BP?

1 Pie Garden, AL3 8BP is in council tax band E.

Where is 1 Pie Garden, AL3 8BP located?

1 Pie Garden, AL3 8BP sits in Flamstead, St. Albans, St Albans. It falls within the AL3 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

What is crime like near 1 Pie Garden, AL3 8BP?

Police records around 1 Pie Garden, AL3 8BP show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 55% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 1 Pie Garden, AL3 8BP?

The closest primary school to 1 Pie Garden, AL3 8BP is Flamstead Village School (289m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 1 Pie Garden, AL3 8BP?

The closest bus stop to 1 Pie Garden, AL3 8BP is Village School, 216m away. In total there are 20 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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1 Pie Garden, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8BP

EPC B3 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

171 m²

1841 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 84

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Pie Garden

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

1 Pie Garden is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Flamstead, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8BP). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2020) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (124 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 29.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £750,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

Building

Previously extendedYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 Pie Garden ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

B84

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Late 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC BExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Pie Garden, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8BP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey extension at 1 Pie Garden.

3 applications on record at 1 Pie Garden, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8BP

3decisions2extensions13documents

Sept 2006
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Single storey rear and front extensions and two storey front extension
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
4/01638/06/FHA
Full record in report
More recent applications — locked
FullMay 2013Decision
ExtensionDec 2006Decision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Pie Garden has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2006.

Current estimate

£823,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£750,000

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

23 June 2021Most recent
£750,000
+200.1%over 15 years
6 April 2006
£249,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 8BP: £470,000 (2025–2014).

Nearby sales in AL3 8BP

On the street

Versus other Pie Garden homes

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

EPC Rating for 1 Pie Garden runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,386

Street avg £4,020

Above

Floor Area

171 m²

Street avg 131 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Strongly above

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Area

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Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Village School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Flamstead Village School. 2 schools nearby.

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