Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Quill House is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Markyate, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8JG). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £444,000 is 20% above the 2021 sale price. Sold September 2021 for £370,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 February 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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3 applications on record at Quill House, 91 High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8JG
Conversion of property from business (class b1) to two-bed dwelling (class c3). Demolition of single storey store to create additional amenity space
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Quill House's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£444,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.1% per year over 14 years.
£370,000
Growth on file: -0.1% per year over 14 years.
29 September 2021Most recent
£370,000
-1.3%over 13 years9 November 2007
£375,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 8JG: £320,000 (2026–2024).
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Sold Feb 2025
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Sold Feb 2025
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Sold Dec 2024
Floor Area for Quill House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,217
Street avg £4,199
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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170/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Fire Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Markyate Village School and Nursery. 4 schools nearby.
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