Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£684,000
Newest record on this page: May 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£684,000
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The estimate for 3 Grange Close is modelled from its 182 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 8PU. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
182 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2014
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2015
Recent sales in AL3 8PU
4 sales, median £275,000 (2026–1996)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Price for 3 Grange Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
20 August 2015Most recent
£520,000
+642.9%over 19 years29 February 1996
£70,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in AL3 8PU: £275,000 (2026–1996).
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3 Grange Close is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Markyate, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8PU). It has a recorded floor area of 182 m² (around 1959 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 182 m² it's 22.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (149 m² median across 4 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 11 years since the last transfer (August 2015). Across 1996–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £684,000 is 31.5% above the 2015 sale price.
3 Grange Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jan 2024
Certificate validity
Expired on 16 January 2024
3 Grange Close has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
On epc rating, 3 Grange Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,857
Street avg £2,775
Floor Area
182 m²
Street avg 148 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
Crime
170/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cavendish Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Markyate Village School and Nursery. 3 schools nearby.
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