9 Blacksmiths Row, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8NZ
About 9 Blacksmiths Row
9 Blacksmiths Row is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Markyate, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88). The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 is 17.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£355/sq ft) was about 51% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £340,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble, Detached
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
9 Blacksmiths Row's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 May 2022
EPC Rating
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Planning history
9 Blacksmiths Row has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£398,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 15 years.
£340,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
16 March 2021Most recent
£340,000
+70.0%over 11 years18 February 2010
£199,950
+12.3%over 4 years27 September 2005
£178,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 8NZ: £233,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in AL3 8NZ
5 Blacksmiths Row, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8NZ
Sold Aug 2024
£205,00021 Blacksmiths Row, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8NZ
Sold Mar 2024
£220,0007 Blacksmiths Row, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8NZ
Sold Nov 2022
£235,00018 Blacksmiths Row, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8NZ
Sold Apr 2022
£233,00017 Blacksmiths Row, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8NZ
Sold Dec 2021
£237,700
Versus other Blacksmiths Row homes
Habitable Rooms for 9 Blacksmiths Row lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,820
Street avg £3,598
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Fire Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Markyate Village School and Nursery. 4 schools nearby.
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