Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£1,284,000
Newest record on this page: November 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£1,284,000
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The estimate for The Barn is modelled from its 144 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 8DG. 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
144 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2010
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2011
Recent sales in AL3 8DG
5 sales, median £600,000 (2024–2022)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2024 | 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 |
The Barn has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1999.
16 February 2011Most recent
£993,000
+125.7%over 11 years28 October 1999
£440,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 8DG: £600,000 (2024–2022).
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The Barn is a detached house in Flamstead, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8DG). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1552 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2010) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from August 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since February 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1999–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,284,000 is 29.3% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£640/sq ft) was about 95% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
The Barn's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Aug 2020
Certificate validity
Expired on 31 August 2020
The Barn has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Years Held for The Barn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,889
Street avg £4,793
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 157 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
Crime
170/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Bungalow — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Flamstead Village School. 2 schools nearby.
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