Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£521,000
Newest record on this page: May 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£521,000
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The estimate for 23 Old Watling Street is modelled from its 99 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 8HL. 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
99 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2014
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2019
Recent sales in AL3 8HL
5 sales, median £520,000 (2026–2018)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2026 | 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 |
23 Old Watling Street saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
12 June 2019Most recent
£390,000
+32.2%over 4 years13 October 2014
£295,000
+19.4%13 October 2014
£247,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 8HL: £520,000 (2026–2018).
15 Old Watling Street, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8HL
Sold May 2026
5 Old Watling Street, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8HL
Sold Oct 2025
12 Old Watling Street, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8HL
Sold Dec 2020
10 Old Watling Street, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8HL
Sold Sept 2020
24 Old Watling Street, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8HL
Sold Apr 2018
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23 Old Watling Street is a detached house in Flamstead, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8HL). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 99 m² it's 28.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 16 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £521,000 is 33.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 22.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £390,000 in June 2019.
23 Old Watling Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Aug 2024
Certificate validity
Expired on 11 August 2024
1 application on record at 23 Old Watling Street, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8HL
New Porch. Removal of existing roof - new roof and creation of loft rooms. Side dormer windows.
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23 Old Watling Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,939
Street avg £3,453
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 128 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
Crime
170/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Holiday Inn — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Flamstead Village School. 3 schools nearby.
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