Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Friars Wash, Watery Lane, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8EX
1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
139 m²
1496 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 2 Friars Wash
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Friars Wash is a semi-detached house in Flamstead, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8EX). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on oil.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
2 Friars Wash's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Aug 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 August 2034
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Mid 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC DNo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Friars Wash, Watery Lane, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8EX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 Friars Wash has an approved side extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 2 Friars Wash, Watery Lane, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8EX
1decisions1extensions17documents
- Jun 2015ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side of property
Replace existing single storey side extension with a two storey side extension
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 4/01177/15/FHA
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
2 Friars Wash has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£541,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 2 sales in AL3 8EX: £537,500 (2018–2006).
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Crime
170/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Watery Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
Flamstead Village School. 3 schools nearby.
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