Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
142d is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Sandridge, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 9LL). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. At 37 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (37–174 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 24 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 18 years, with the last transfer in January 2009. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1999–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 sits 79.1% above the 2009 sale of £110,000. At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (84 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 October 2028
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142d has no planning applications on record.
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142d's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£197,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 9 years.
£110,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 9 years.
26 January 2009Most recent
£110,000
+59.4%over 7 years27 June 2001
£69,000
+23.2%over 1 year19 August 1999
£56,000
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
Price per m² for 142d lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,973
Street avg £4,674
Floor Area
37 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.4 t/year
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113/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Sandringham Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Wheatfields Junior Mixed School. 24 schools nearby.
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