5 Vicarage Gardens, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8EF
About 5 Vicarage Gardens
5 Vicarage Gardens is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Flamstead, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8EF). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2014. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average.
At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £430,000 in September 2019. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £551,000 is 28.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£341/sq ft) was about 41.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Central heatingYes
- EV chargerYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
5 Vicarage Gardens has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
5 Vicarage Gardens has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£551,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 19 years.
£430,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
11 September 2019Most recent
£430,000
+5.5%over 3 years21 September 2015
£407,500
+63.0%over 8 years27 September 2006
£250,000
+38.9%over 4 years22 March 2002
£179,950
+20.0%over 1 year13 April 2000
£150,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 8EF: £480,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in AL3 8EF
18 Vicarage Gardens, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8EF
Sold Oct 2023
£400,04213 Vicarage Gardens, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8EF
Sold Jun 2023
£515,0009 Vicarage Gardens, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8EF
Sold Aug 2022
£480,00028 Vicarage Gardens, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8EF
Sold Aug 2022
£575,0002 Vicarage Gardens, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8EF
Sold Sept 2017
£350,000
Versus other Vicarage Gardens homes
5 Vicarage Gardens outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,675
Street avg £3,679
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 95 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/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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