What kind of home is Jacob Court, Flat 13, 61 Russet Drive, AL4 0AY?

Jacob Court, Flat 13, 61 Russet Drive, AL4 0AY is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for Jacob Court, Flat 13, 61 Russet Drive, AL4 0AY?

Jacob Court, Flat 13, 61 Russet Drive, AL4 0AY last sold for £330,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £180,000 in December 2005. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Jacob Court, Flat 13, 61 Russet Drive, AL4 0AY changed over time?

Across 3 sales between December 2005 and August 2022, Jacob Court, Flat 13, 61 Russet Drive, AL4 0AY rose from £180,000 to £330,000, a change of £150,000. That works out to roughly +3.7% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Jacob Court, Flat 13, 61 Russet Drive, AL4 0AY?

The current EPC rating for Jacob Court, Flat 13, 61 Russet Drive, AL4 0AY is C with a score of 79 out of 100, lodged in February 2018. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Jacob Court, Flat 13, 61 Russet Drive, AL4 0AY?

Jacob Court, Flat 13, 61 Russet Drive, AL4 0AY has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (635 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Jacob Court, Flat 13, 61 Russet Drive, AL4 0AY use?

The latest EPC at Jacob Court, Flat 13, 61 Russet Drive, AL4 0AY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for Jacob Court, Flat 13, 61 Russet Drive, AL4 0AY?

Jacob Court, Flat 13, 61 Russet Drive, AL4 0AY is in council tax band D.

Which area is Jacob Court, Flat 13, 61 Russet Drive, AL4 0AY in?

Jacob Court, Flat 13, 61 Russet Drive, AL4 0AY sits in St Albans. It falls within the AL4 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

Is Jacob Court, Flat 13, 61 Russet Drive, AL4 0AY in a safe area?

Police records around Jacob Court, Flat 13, 61 Russet Drive, AL4 0AY show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (123% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Jacob Court, Flat 13, 61 Russet Drive, AL4 0AY?

The closest primary school to Jacob Court, Flat 13, 61 Russet Drive, AL4 0AY is Windermere Primary School (500m), one of 23 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School (900m), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to Jacob Court, Flat 13, 61 Russet Drive, AL4 0AY?

The closest bus stop to Jacob Court, Flat 13, 61 Russet Drive, AL4 0AY is Claughton Court, 85m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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Jacob Court, Flat 13, 61 Russet Drive, St Albans, AL4 0AY

3 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Floor 2nd

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

59 m²

635 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 79

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Jacob Court

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Jacob Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL4 0AY). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. At 59 m² this is the 7th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in Jacob Court, where floor areas span 53–93 m². The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band.

Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£520/sq ft) was about 69.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £330,000 in August 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

ParkingOff street

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Jacob Court's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

C79

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Jacob Court, Flat 13, 61 Russet Drive, St Albans, AL4 0AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Jacob Court has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£344,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£330,000

Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

29 August 2022Most recent
£330,000
+1.5%over 4 years
19 August 2018
£325,000
+80.6%over 12 years
23 December 2005
£180,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0AY: £285,000 (2022–2019).

Nearby sales in AL4 0AY

On the street

Versus other Russet Drive homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Jacob Court outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,593

Street avg £4,083

Strongly above

Floor Area

59 m²

Street avg 64 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

1.3 t/year

Street avg 1.4 t/year

Above

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Comparables

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Claughton Court — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Windermere Primary School. 30 schools nearby.

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