12 St Barts Close, St Albans, AL4 0BY
About 12 St Barts Close
12 St Barts Close is a four-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL4 0BY). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Last sale on file: £1,203,000 in November 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 151 m² it's 25.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (120 m² median across 10 EPCs). Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£740/sq ft) was about 204.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble, Detached
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 May 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
12 St Barts Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
6 applications on record at 12 St Barts Close, St Albans, AL4 0BY
- Nov 2009ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Replacement of rear conservatory
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2009/2006
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksApr 2025Decision
- Tree WorksDec 2022Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 12 St Barts Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£1,253,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 25 years.
£1,203,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
2 November 2022Most recent
£1,203,000
+91.9%over 12 years11 August 2010
£627,000
+32.0%over 6 years1 June 2004
£475,000
+70.3%over 6 years13 April 1998
£279,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0BY: £875,000 (2026–2021).
Nearby sales in AL4 0BY
Versus other St Barts Close homes
12 St Barts Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,967
Street avg £5,293
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 132 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
113/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Princess Diana Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School. 29 schools nearby.
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