3 Bentsley Close, St Albans, AL4 9PN
About 3 Bentsley Close
3 Bentsley Close is a detached house in St Albans (AL4 9PN). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2013) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 142 m² the property is well over the postcode median (109 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £830,000 sits 50.9% above the 2014 sale of £550,000. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in January 2014. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.
Energy performance
3 Bentsley Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jun 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 3 Bentsley Close, St Albans, AL4 9PN
- Dec 2014ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and new ground floor side window
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2014/3054
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Sales history & valuation
£830,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£550,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 January 2014Most recent
£550,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in AL4 9PN: £596,250 (2018–2005).
Versus other Bentsley Close homes
On epc rating, 3 Bentsley Close runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
50 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
142 m²
Street avg 111 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 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
0.2 km
Sherwood Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Sandringham School. 28 schools nearby.
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