What type of property is 16 Franklin Close, AL4 0QL?

16 Franklin Close, AL4 0QL is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 16 Franklin Close, AL4 0QL sell for?

16 Franklin Close, AL4 0QL last sold for £415,000 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £250,000 in March 2013. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 16 Franklin Close, AL4 0QL?

Across 3 sales between March 2013 and March 2021, 16 Franklin Close, AL4 0QL rose from £250,000 to £415,000, a change of £165,000. That works out to roughly +6.6% per year compounded over 8 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 16 Franklin Close, AL4 0QL?

The current EPC rating for 16 Franklin Close, AL4 0QL is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in December 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 16 Franklin Close, AL4 0QL?

16 Franklin Close, AL4 0QL has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (872 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 16 Franklin Close, AL4 0QL heated?

The latest EPC at 16 Franklin Close, AL4 0QL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 16 Franklin Close, AL4 0QL?

16 Franklin Close, AL4 0QL is in council tax band E.

Where is 16 Franklin Close, AL4 0QL located?

16 Franklin Close, AL4 0QL sits in Colney Heath, St. Albans, St Albans. It falls within the AL4 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

How safe is the area around 16 Franklin Close, AL4 0QL?

Police records around 16 Franklin Close, AL4 0QL 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.

Which schools serve 16 Franklin Close, AL4 0QL?

The closest primary school to 16 Franklin Close, AL4 0QL is Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School (1.2km), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School (2.4km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 16 Franklin Close, AL4 0QL?

The closest bus stop to 16 Franklin Close, AL4 0QL is Roestock Lane, 198m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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16 Franklin Close, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QL

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

81 m²

872 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 16 Franklin Close

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

16 Franklin Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Colney Heath, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 0QL). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2013–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £490,000 is 18.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£476/sq ft) was about 33.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £415,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes

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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.

16 Franklin Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Dec 2022

Current Certificate

Dec 2012

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 17 December 2022

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Franklin Close, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Franklin Close 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

16 Franklin Close saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£490,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£415,000

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

5 March 2021Most recent
£415,000
+20.3%over 5 years
16 December 2015
£345,000
+38.0%over 2 years
15 March 2013
£250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0QL: £410,000 (2024–2016).

Nearby sales in AL4 0QL

On the street

Versus other Franklin Close homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 16 Franklin Close runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,123

Street avg £4,908

On par

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 87 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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Crime

113/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Roestock Lane — bus stop.

Closest school

1.2 km

Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School. 9 schools nearby.

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