Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Franklin Close, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QL
1 planning record
Last sold (2009)
£280,000
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- AL4 0QL recent median£415,000
Newest record on this page: July 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Council tax
Band E
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Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2009
Recent sales in AL4 0QL
5 sales, median £415,000 (2024–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: July 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Not available | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Franklin Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
Sales timeline
8 September 2009Most recent
£280,000
+152.3%over 11 years11 June 1998
£111,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0QL: £415,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in AL4 0QL
24 Franklin Close, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QL
Sold Jul 2024
£545,0006 Franklin Close, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QL
Sold Dec 2021
£399,45010 Franklin Close, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QL
Sold Sept 2021
£410,00016 Franklin Close, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QL
Sold Mar 2021
£415,00028 Franklin Close, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QL
Sold Nov 2016
£360,000
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 3 Franklin Close, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QL. 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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About 3 Franklin Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Franklin Close is a property in Colney Heath, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 0QL). It has council tax band E.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in September 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1998–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.6% per year. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2001.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Franklin Close, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 3 Franklin Close, Colney Heath, St Albans, AL4 0QL
1decisions1extensions1documents2nearby
- Sept 2001ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 5/2001/1230
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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.
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.
Nearest schools
- Colney Heath Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery SchoolPrimary1.2km
- De Havilland Primary SchoolPrimary1.5km
- St Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham GreenPrimary1.6km
- Oak View Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary2.3km
Nearest stops
- Roestock LaneBus stop198m
- Hall GardensBus stop465m
- Fellowes LaneBus stop587m
- Roestock LaneBus stop606m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences652 reports36%
- Anti-social Behaviour358 reports20%
- Criminal Damage & Arson159 reports9%
- Vehicle Crime143 reports8%
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- We don't publish an estimate for 3 Franklin Close because there is no EPC to tell the model the home's size and specification. The full report sets its records against recent comparable sales in AL4 0QL.
- 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 3 Franklin Close. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- There is no Energy Performance Certificate on the public register for 3 Franklin Close. A valid EPC is needed to sell or let a home in England and Wales, and lasts 10 years.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 3 Franklin 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 9 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL4 0QL, not by walking route.
- Council tax band
- 3 Franklin Close is in council tax band E. 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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