3 Garrard Way, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8PE
About 3 Garrard Way
3 Garrard Way is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wheathampstead, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 8PE). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 30 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £615,000 in March 2020. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £709,000 is 15.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£443/sq ft) was about 45.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
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Planning history
3 Garrard Way has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
3 Garrard Way has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£709,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 20 years.
£615,000
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
26 March 2020Most recent
£615,000
+57.7%over 7 years10 July 2012
£390,000
+6.3%over 2 years9 March 2010
£367,000
+17.4%over 5 years7 February 2005
£312,500
+52.4%over 5 years1 November 1999
£205,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 8PE: £599,000 (2022–2021).
Nearby sales in AL4 8PE
7 Garrard Way, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8PE
Sold Dec 2022
£655,00014 Garrard Way, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8PE
Sold Jul 2022
£730,000Aberscombe House, Flat 6, 10 Garrard Way, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8PE
Sold Aug 2021
£178,0001 Garrard Way, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8PE
Sold Jun 2021
£424,95011 Garrard Way, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8PE
Sold Dec 2019
£430,000
Versus other Garrard Way homes
3 Garrard Way outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,767
Street avg £3,951
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Memorial Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery. 2 schools nearby.
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