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Tower House, Old Watling Street, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8HL

1 planning record

Estimated value

£613,000

  • Since the 1997 sale (£159,000)+286%
  • Against AL3 8HL's recent median (£465,000)+32%

Newest record on this page: May 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
139 m²
1496 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 41
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Private Rental
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£613,000

  • Against its 1997 sale (£159,000)+286%
  • Against AL3 8HL's recent median (£465,000)+32%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Tower House is modelled from its 139 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale 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.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    139 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2018

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 1997

  • Recent sales in AL3 8HL

    5 sales, median £465,000 (2026–2019)

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SalesLatest sale shown: May 2026Latest 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.

Tower House's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Sales timeline

  1. 16 July 1997Most recent

    £159,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 8HL: £465,000 (2026–2019).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

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  • 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 Tower House

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

Tower House is a detached house in Flamstead, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8HL). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.

Held since July 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £613,000 sits 285.5% above the 1997 sale of £159,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 64.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs).

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The data behind every report

  • 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.

Tower House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate
Jul 2018

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E41
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 10 July 2028

1 year remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Tower House, Old Watling Street, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8HL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Tower House, Old Watling Street, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8HL

1decisions1extensions5documents
  1. Oct 2022
    Garage ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    A garage conversion, single storey rear extension and new fenestrations.

    Extension
    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    22/02300/FHA
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On the street

Versus other Old Watling Street homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, Tower House stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£1,144

Street avg £3,686

Strongly below

Floor Area

139 m²

Street avg 126 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 6.3 t/year

Strongly below
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

0.4 km

Holiday Inn — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

Flamstead Village School. 3 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Flamstead Village SchoolPrimary1.3km
  • Markyate Village School and NurseryPrimary2.2km
  • Slip End Village SchoolPrimary2.7km

Nearest stops

  • Holiday InnBus stop366m
  • The BungalowBus stop607m
  • The Three Blackbirds PHBus stop950m
  • The Plume of Feathers PHBus stop1.1km

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences776 reports30%
  • Anti-social Behaviour568 reports22%
  • Shoplifting208 reports8%
  • Other Theft193 reports8%

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How to read this page

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 Tower House is modelled from its 139 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale 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.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Tower House. 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 Tower House was lodged in July 2018 at band E and is valid until July 2028. 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 Tower House. 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 3 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL3 8HL, not by walking route.
Council tax band
Tower House is in council tax band F. 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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