Aberscombe House, Flat 6, 10 Garrard Way, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8PE
About Aberscombe House
Aberscombe House is an end-of-terrace house in Wheathampstead, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 8PE). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 44 m² this is the 6th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in Aberscombe House, where floor areas span 30–54 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 7 units on file. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since October 2009.
At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (89 m² across 30 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £178,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2002–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at -4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £201,000 is 12.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£376/sq ft) was about 32.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Aberscombe House's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Aberscombe House 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
Aberscombe House has changed hands more often than typical for the area.
£201,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -4.4% per year over 19 years.
£178,000
Growth on file: -4.4% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
26 August 2021Most recent
£178,000
4 April 2018
£177,500
+18.3%over 10 years11 December 2007
£150,000
+5.6%over 2 years8 December 2005
£142,000
-66.2%over 3 years29 August 2002
£420,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 8PE: £615,000 (2022–2020).
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
£730,0001 Garrard Way, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8PE
Sold Jun 2021
£424,9503 Garrard Way, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8PE
Sold Mar 2020
£615,00011 Garrard Way, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8PE
Sold Dec 2019
£430,000
Versus other Garrard Way homes
EPC Rating
75 (C)
Street avg 76 (C)
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 52 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.5 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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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