Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
39a, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8PG
3 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
116 m²
1249 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 39a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
39a is a semi-detached house in Markyate, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8PG). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 116 m² it's 20.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 13 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 22 January 2035
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 39a, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8PG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A tree works application was refused at 39a in 2025.
3 applications on record at 39a, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8PG
3decisions1extensions12documents
- Oct 2010ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Two storey front extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 4/01077/10/FHA
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJan 2025Decision
- Tree WorksMar 2014Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
39a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£430,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 8PG: £522,000 (2022–2018).
Nearby sales in AL3 8PG
19 21, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8PG
Sold Apr 2022
£837,50043 High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8PG
Sold Sept 2021
£522,00045 High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8PG
Sold Aug 2020
£540,00023b, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8PG
Sold Sept 2019
£171,00017 High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8PG
Sold Dec 2018
£460,000
Versus other High Street homes
Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 107 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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Crime
170/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Cavendish Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Markyate Village School and Nursery. 4 schools nearby.
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