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 231.5% 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
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.
£1,136,000
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: £830,000 (2024–2012).
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 £4,166
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
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
4/mo
Rising 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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