3 New Cottages, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8PH
About 3 New Cottages
3 New Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Markyate, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8PH). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Last changed hands 12 years ago, in June 2014. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2005. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £420,000 is 42.4% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£330/sq ft) was about 18.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 3 New Cottages, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8PH
- Aug 2005Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Loft conversion with rear dormer
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 4/01265/05/FHA
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2000.
£420,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 14 years.
£295,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
18 June 2014Most recent
£295,000
+37.2%over 4 years28 September 2009
£215,000
+51.4%over 7 years27 June 2002
£142,000
+64.2%over 2 years17 March 2000
£86,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 8PH: £325,000 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in AL3 8PH
1 New Cottages, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8PH
Sold May 2021
£387,5005 New Cottages, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8PH
Sold Jun 2017
£275,0004 New Cottages, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8PH
Sold Mar 2016
£325,0002 New Cottages, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8PH
Sold Dec 2015
£315,000
Versus other High Street homes
On price per m², 3 New Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,554
Street avg £3,938
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.2 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
Cavendish Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Markyate Village School and Nursery. 4 schools nearby.
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