Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£671,000
Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£671,000
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The estimate for 1a is modelled from its 72 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL4 0QJ. 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.
Floor area
72 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2014
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2007
Recent sales in AL4 0QJ
5 sales, median £725,000 (2025–2023)
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| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
1a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
22 February 2007Most recent
£355,000
+102.9%over 10 years13 December 1996
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0QJ: £725,000 (2025–2023).
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Sold Oct 2025
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Sold Oct 2025
22 Roestock Gardens, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QJ
Sold Sept 2025
23 Roestock Gardens, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QJ
Sold Sept 2024
24 Roestock Gardens, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QJ
Sold Oct 2023
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1a is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Colney Heath, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 0QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since February 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1996–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £671,000 sits 89% above the 2007 sale of £355,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£458/sq ft) was about 17.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 72 m² it's 25% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (96 m² median across 21 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Mar 2024
Certificate validity
Expired on 26 March 2024
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
1a 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.
Years Held for 1a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,931
Street avg £5,481
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Crime
113/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Roestock Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
1.1 km
Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School. 9 schools nearby.
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