What kind of home is 16 Jove Gardens, AL4 0LP?

16 Jove Gardens, AL4 0LP is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 16 Jove Gardens, AL4 0LP?

16 Jove Gardens, AL4 0LP last sold for £949,950 in April 2017, around 9 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 16 Jove Gardens, AL4 0LP?

The current EPC rating for 16 Jove Gardens, AL4 0LP is B with a score of 86 out of 100, lodged in November 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 16 Jove Gardens, AL4 0LP?

16 Jove Gardens, AL4 0LP has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (1,884 sq ft), around 44 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 46% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in AL4 0LP. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 16 Jove Gardens, AL4 0LP use?

The latest EPC at 16 Jove Gardens, AL4 0LP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 16 Jove Gardens, AL4 0LP in?

16 Jove Gardens, AL4 0LP sits in Smallford, St. Albans, St Albans. It falls within the AL4 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

How safe is the area around 16 Jove Gardens, AL4 0LP?

Police records around 16 Jove Gardens, AL4 0LP show an average of 113 reported crimes per month over the last 16 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 16 Jove Gardens, AL4 0LP?

The closest primary school to 16 Jove Gardens, AL4 0LP is Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School (1.9km), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Oaklands College (1.2km), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 16 Jove Gardens, AL4 0LP?

The closest bus stop to 16 Jove Gardens, AL4 0LP is Jove Gardens, 136m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Jove Gardens, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0LP

EPC B

Estimated value

£1,005,000

Since the 2017 sale (£949,950)+6%
Against AL4 0LP's recent median (£800,000)+26%

Newest record on this page: August 2023. 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

Bathrooms

Floor area

175 m²

1884 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 86

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£1,005,000

Against its 2017 sale (£949,950)+6%
Against AL4 0LP's recent median (£800,000)+26%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 16 Jove Gardens is modelled from its 175 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL4 0LP. 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
175 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2016
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2017
Recent sales in AL4 0LP
5 sales, median £800,000 (2023–2021)

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Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sales timeline

6 April 2017Most recent
£949,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0LP: £800,000 (2023–2021).

Nearby sales in AL4 0LP

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 16 Jove Gardens, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0LP. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Overview

About 16 Jove Gardens

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

16 Jove Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Smallford, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 0LP). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft). The latest certificate (November 2016) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92).

At 175 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in April 2017.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDouble

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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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Nov 2026

Current Certificate

Nov 2016

EPC Rating

B86

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

2.3 t/year

Occupancy

—

Certificate validity

Expired on 3 November 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Jove Gardens, Smallford, St Albans, AL4 0LP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Jove Gardens has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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

On the street

Versus other Jove Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

16 Jove Gardens outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,428

Street avg £5,575

Below

Floor Area

175 m²

Street avg 129 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.3 t/year

Street avg 1.7 t/year

Below

Years Held

9 years

Street avg 8 years

On par

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

Jove Gardens — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Oaklands College. 13 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Oaklands College16 plus1.2km
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic SchoolSecondary1.6km
Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary1.9km
Beaumont SchoolSecondary2.0km

Nearest stops

Jove GardensBus stop136m
Three Horseshoes PHBus stop292m
Smallford RoundaboutBus stop298m
Smallford RoundaboutBus stop369m

Most reported crime locally

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

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 16 Jove Gardens is modelled from its 175 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL4 0LP. 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. 1 sale is recorded for 16 Jove Gardens. 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 Jove Gardens was lodged in November 2016 at band B and expired in November 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 16 Jove Gardens. 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 13 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL4 0LP, not by walking route.

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