31 Bishops Close, St Albans, AL4 9AR
About 31 Bishops Close
31 Bishops Close is a semi-detached house in St Albans (AL4 9AR). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in September 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £525,000 sits 470.7% above the 1996 sale of £92,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£108/sq ft) was about 80.7% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 May 2024
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Planning history
1 application on record at 31 Bishops Close, St Albans, AL4 9AR
- Apr 2019ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension with front steps
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2019/0416
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Sales history & valuation
31 Bishops Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£525,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£92,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 September 1996Most recent
£92,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 9AR: £650,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in AL4 9AR
Versus other Bishops Close homes
31 Bishops Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,165
Street avg £6,276
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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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
Sandridge Gate Business Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School. 28 schools nearby.
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