Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 Saddlers Mews is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Markyate, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8NY). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity. At 65 m² this is the 7th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–85 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 11 units on file.
Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £237,000. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£339/sq ft) was about 60.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Certificate validity
Valid until 18 October 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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4 Saddlers Mews has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
4 Saddlers Mews has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£238,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 21 years.
£237,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 21 years.
18 March 2022Most recent
£237,000
+12.9%over 3 years13 February 2019
£210,000
+2.4%over 2 years6 October 2016
£205,000
+25.8%over 2 years14 May 2014
£163,000
+16.4%over 10 years12 February 2004
£139,995
+63.7%over 2 years26 July 2001
£85,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 8NY: £237,500 (2025–2018).
5 Saddlers Mews, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8NY
Sold Feb 2025
7 Saddlers Mews, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8NY
Sold May 2022
9 Saddlers Mews, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8NY
Sold Nov 2020
2 Saddlers Mews, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8NY
Sold Jan 2018
8 Saddlers Mews, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8NY
Sold Jul 2017
On co₂ emissions, 4 Saddlers Mews stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,646
Street avg £3,352
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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Crime
170/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Long Meadow — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Markyate Village School and Nursery. 4 schools nearby.
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