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

1 planning record

Estimated value

£409,000

  • Since the 2009 sale (£236,000)+73%
  • Against AL3 8EF's recent median (£480,000)-15%

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
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
116 m²
1252 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£409,000

  • Against its 2009 sale (£236,000)+73%
  • Against AL3 8EF's recent median (£480,000)-15%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 3 Vicarage Gardens is modelled from its 116 m² EPC floor area, its 2 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

    116 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2009

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2009

  • Recent sales in AL3 8EF

    5 sales, median £480,000 (2023–2019)

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SalesLatest sale shown: October 2023Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull 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.

The latest sale fell during the post-2008 dip, often a low-water mark in price comparisons.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 November 2009Most recent

    £236,000

    +19.2%over 6 years

  2. 29 July 2003

    £198,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 8EF: £480,000 (2023–2019).

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 3 Vicarage Gardens

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

3 Vicarage Gardens is a mid-terrace house in Flamstead, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8EF). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1252 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows a C (score 73). The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since November 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 116 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2003–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £409,000 sits 73.3% above the 2009 sale of £236,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£189/sq ft) was about 22.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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  • 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.

3 Vicarage Gardens's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Apr 2019

Current Certificate
Apr 2009

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 22 April 2019

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Vicarage Gardens, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8EF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Vicarage Gardens has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 3 Vicarage Gardens, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8EF

1decisions1extensions9documents
  1. Jan 2019
    ExtensionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single-storey rear extension measuring 4.8m deep with a maximum height of 3.6m and a maximum eaves height of 2.5m

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    4/03057/18/HPA
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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.

3 Vicarage Gardens is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£2,029

Street avg £3,828

Strongly below

Floor Area

116 m²

Street avg 95 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

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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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Late 20th centuryMid-Terrace HouseEPC CExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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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 3 Vicarage Gardens is modelled from its 116 m² EPC floor area, its 2 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. 2 sales are recorded for 3 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 3 Vicarage Gardens was lodged in April 2009 at band C and expired in April 2019, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 3 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
3 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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