Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£491,000
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
£491,000
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The estimate for 1 College Close is modelled from its 116 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 8DJ. 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
116 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2009
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2014
Recent sales in AL3 8DJ
5 sales, median £600,000 (2025–2021)
| 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 |
1 College Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
13 April 2014Most recent
£340,000
+41.7%over 4 years12 July 2009
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 8DJ: £600,000 (2025–2021).
9 College Close, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8DJ
Sold Dec 2025
27 College Close, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8DJ
Sold Jun 2023
32 College Close, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8DJ
Sold Dec 2022
18 College Close, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8DJ
Sold Aug 2022
10 College Close, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8DJ
Sold Jun 2021
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1 College Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Flamstead, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1250 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
On the market in April 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. Across 2009–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £491,000 is 44.4% above the 2014 sale price. One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2021.
1 College 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 26 Jan 2019
Certificate validity
Expired on 26 January 2019
1 application on record at 1 College Close, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8DJ
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Proposed first floor front extension
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1 College Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,929
Street avg £4,300
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
Crime
170/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Village School — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Flamstead Village School. 2 schools nearby.
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