Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
118a is a detached house in Sandridge, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 9LL). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since July 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £702,000 sits 180.8% above the 2004 sale of £250,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.
118a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jan 2023
Certificate validity
Expired on 30 January 2023
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 118a, St Albans Road, Sandridge, St Albans, AL4 9LL
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory
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118a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£702,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£250,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
8 July 2004Most recent
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 9LL: £350,000 (2025–2018).
Flat 3, 120 St Albans Road, Sandridge, St Albans, AL4 9LL
Sold Jun 2025
Flat 2, 120 St Albans Road, Sandridge, St Albans, AL4 9LL
Sold Dec 2022
138a, St Albans Road, Sandridge, St Albans, AL4 9LL
Sold Nov 2022
142e, St Albans Road, Sandridge, St Albans, AL4 9LL
Sold Dec 2020
Flat 4, 120 St Albans Road, Sandridge, St Albans, AL4 9LL
Sold Nov 2018
Years Held for 118a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,717
Street avg £4,909
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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Nearest stop
0.1 km
Sandringham Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
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