Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Great Barn Dell, St Albans Road, Sandridge, St Albans, AL4 9LB
6 planning records
Estimated value
£797,000
- Against AL4 9LB's recent median (£520,000)+53%
Newest record on this page: December 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
166 m²
1787 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£797,000
- Against AL4 9LB's recent median (£520,000)+53%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Great Barn Dell is modelled from its 166 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL4 9LB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
166 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2010
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in AL4 9LB
2 sales, median £520,000 (2009–1995)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: December 2009 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 6 applications | 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.
Great Barn Dell has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 2 sales in AL4 9LB: £520,000 (2009–1995).
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Great Barn Dell, St Albans Road, Sandridge, St Albans, AL4 9LB. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
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- 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 Great Barn Dell
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Great Barn Dell is a detached house in Sandridge, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 9LB). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1787 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 60). The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 166 m² it sits well below the postcode median (270 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 6 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Great Barn Dell 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 16 Feb 2020
Current Certificate
Feb 2010EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 16 February 2020
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Great Barn Dell, St Albans Road, Sandridge, St Albans, AL4 9LB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at Great Barn Dell was refused — worth checking the council file.
6 applications on record at Great Barn Dell, St Albans Road, Sandridge, St Albans, AL4 9LB
6decisions63documents
Flagged:Retrospective
- Dec 2002OutbuildingFullOutcome in report
Erection of a portable building for agricultural purposes
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 5/2002/1920
- More recent applications — locked
- OutbuildingDec 2022Decision
- ApplicationOct 2022Decision
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Versus other St Albans Road homes
Three headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Great Barn Dell lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 88 (B)
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 247 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 2.2 t/year
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
0.1 km
Reynolds Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School. 19 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Wheatfields Junior Mixed SchoolPrimary713m
- Wheatfields Infants' and Nursery SchoolPrimary713m
- Sandringham SchoolSecondary742m
- Sandridge SchoolPrimary1.1km
Nearest stops
- Reynolds CrescentBus stop79m
- Village HallBus stop357m
- St Leonard's ChurchBus stop620m
- Sandringham CrescentBus stop638m
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
- The estimate for Great Barn Dell is modelled from its 166 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL4 9LB. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for Great Barn Dell, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Great Barn Dell was lodged in February 2010 at band E and expired in February 2020, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 6 applications are matched to Great Barn Dell. 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 19 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL4 9LB, not by walking route.
- Council tax band
- Great Barn Dell is in council tax band F. 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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