Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£675,000
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
£675,000
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The estimate for 8 Old Watling Street is modelled from its 144 m² EPC floor area, its 2 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
144 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2016
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2016
Recent sales in AL3 8HL
5 sales, median £465,000 (2026–2019)
| 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 | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
16 August 2016Most recent
£510,000
+164.9%over 17 years9 August 1999
£192,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 8HL: £465,000 (2026–2019).
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
23 Old Watling Street, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8HL
Sold Jun 2019
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8 Old Watling Street is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Flamstead, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8HL). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last changed hands 10 years ago, in August 2016. Across 1999–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £675,000 is 32.4% above the 2016 sale price. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
8 Old Watling Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 May 2026
Certificate validity
Expired on 27 May 2026
8 Old Watling Street has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Habitable Rooms for 8 Old Watling Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,542
Street avg £3,486
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 6.5 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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