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28 Vicarage Gardens, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8EF

4 sales on record2 planning records

Estimated value

£581,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£575,000)+1%
  • Against AL3 8EF's recent median (£430,000)+35%

Newest record on this page: October 2023. 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
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
128 m²
1378 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£581,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£575,000)+1%
  • Against AL3 8EF's recent median (£430,000)+35%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 28 Vicarage Gardens is modelled from its 128 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 8EF. 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

    128 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2022

  • Sales of this home

    4 sales recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in AL3 8EF

    5 sales, median £430,000 (2023–2017)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: October 2023Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull 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.

Latest sale on 28 Vicarage Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 August 2022Most recent

    £575,000

    +166.2%over 15 years

  2. 19 January 2007

    £216,000

    +8.0%over 2 years

  3. 26 August 2004

    £200,000

    +81.8%over 4 years

  4. 1 March 2000

    £110,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 8EF: £430,000 (2023–2017).

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 28 Vicarage Gardens

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

28 Vicarage Gardens is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Flamstead, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8EF). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. Other recorded features include a loft. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 71).

At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold August 2022 for £575,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£417/sq ft) was about 72.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • EnsuiteYes
  • LoftYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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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.
Current Certificate
Mar 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 28 March 2032

5 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 28 Vicarage Gardens, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8EF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at 28 Vicarage Gardens, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8EF

2decisions2extensions19documents
  1. Jan 2018
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Front of property

    Single storey front extension and alteration to garden to create off road parking

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    4/03063/17/FHA
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Loft ConversionDecision

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On the street

Versus other Vicarage Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 28 Vicarage Gardens runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,492

Street avg £3,604

Strongly above

Floor Area

128 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.2 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

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.
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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.

Nearest schools

  • Flamstead Village SchoolPrimary217m
  • Redbourn Primary SchoolPrimary3.0km

Nearest stops

  • Village SchoolBus stop145m
  • The Three Blackbirds PHBus stop193m
  • Rose and Crown PHBus stop514m
  • The BungalowBus stop515m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences776 reports30%
  • Anti-social Behaviour568 reports22%
  • Shoplifting208 reports8%
  • Other Theft193 reports8%

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 28 Vicarage Gardens is modelled from its 128 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 8EF. 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. 4 sales are recorded for 28 Vicarage Gardens. 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 28 Vicarage Gardens was lodged in March 2022 at band C and is valid until March 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 28 Vicarage Gardens. 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 2 schools and 22 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL3 8EF, not by walking route.
Council tax band
28 Vicarage Gardens is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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