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16 St Barts Close, St Albans, AL4 0BY

2 planning records

Estimated value

£895,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£825,000)+8%
  • Against AL4 0BY's recent median (£1,075,000)-17%

Newest record on this page: June 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
107 m²
1152 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£895,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£825,000)+8%
  • Against AL4 0BY's recent median (£1,075,000)-17%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 16 St Barts Close is modelled from its 107 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL4 0BY. 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.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    107 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2025

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in AL4 0BY

    5 sales, median £1,075,000 (2026–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: June 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 December 2025Most recent

    £825,000

    +293.0%over 27 years

  2. 14 May 1998

    £209,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0BY: £1,075,000 (2026–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 16 St Barts Close, St Albans, AL4 0BY. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 16 St Barts Close

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

16 St Barts Close is a four-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL4 0BY). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in September 2025 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good. Other recorded features include a conservatory and a basement.

It changed hands recently, sold December 2025 for £825,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£716/sq ft) was about 145.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 107 m² it's 21% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (136 m² median across 10 EPCs).

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • BasementYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • GarageYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 14 September 2035

8 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2025from Sept 2025
EPC improved fromD64toC72
Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Floor Insulation
UninsulatedPartial

Floor insulation added or improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 St Barts Close, St Albans, AL4 0BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 16 St Barts Close is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

2 applications on record at 16 St Barts Close, St Albans, AL4 0BY

2decisions5documents2nearby
  1. Sept 2017
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    A1: 1 x Oak - Reduce limb growing over the neighbours conservatory by 3m + reduce limb growing towards the house by 3m. Reason - To allow more light into the properties.

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    TP/2017/0423
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision

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On the street

Versus other St Barts Close homes

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

16 St Barts Close is notably below the street on habitable rooms.

Price per m²

£7,710

Street avg £5,319

Strongly above

Floor Area

107 m²

Street avg 137 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Albans district page.
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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.

Nearest schools

  • Nicholas Breakspear Catholic SchoolSecondary560m
  • Beaumont SchoolSecondary808m
  • Camp Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary869m
  • Windermere Primary SchoolPrimary900m

Nearest stops

  • Princess Diana DriveBus stop106m
  • Russet DriveBus stop307m
  • Bramley WayBus stop403m
  • Wynches Farm DriveBus stop443m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences652 reports36%
  • Anti-social Behaviour358 reports20%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson159 reports9%
  • Vehicle Crime143 reports8%

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 16 St Barts Close is modelled from its 107 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL4 0BY. 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.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 16 St Barts Close. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 16 St Barts Close was lodged in September 2025 at band C and is valid until September 2035. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 16 St Barts Close. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 29 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL4 0BY, not by walking route.
Council tax band
16 St Barts Close is in council tax band F. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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