9 Harps Hill, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8LN
About 9 Harps Hill
9 Harps Hill is a four-bedroom detached house in Markyate, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8LN). It has a recorded floor area of 170 m² (around 1830 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 61). The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot.
It hasn't traded since July 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 170 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £842,000 is 36.9% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£336/sq ft) was about 34.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- OutbuildingsYes
- LandYes
Energy performance
9 Harps Hill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jun 2019
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at 9 Harps Hill.
2 applications on record at 9 Harps Hill, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8LN
- Feb 2011Solar PanelsFullOutcome in report
Installation of solar panels on dwelling roof slopes
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 4/02130/10/FHA
- More recent applications — locked
- OutbuildingMar 2015Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 9 Harps Hill was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£842,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£615,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 July 2010Most recent
£615,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 8LN: £312,500 (2017–2006).
Nearby sales in AL3 8LN
2 Harps Hill, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8LN
Sold Nov 2017
£480,0007 Harps Hill, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8LN
Sold May 2013
£392,5008 Harps Hill, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8LN
Sold Aug 2010
£312,5005 Harps Hill, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8LN
Sold Jun 2010
£226,0001 Harps Hill, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8LN
Sold Oct 2006
£245,000
Versus other Harps Hill homes
EPC Rating for 9 Harps Hill lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,618
Street avg £3,460
Floor Area
170 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hicks Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Markyate Village School and Nursery. 3 schools nearby.
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