21 Briar Road, St Albans, AL4 9TH
About 21 Briar Road
21 Briar Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL4 9TH). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in October 2013. 6 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £800,000 is 48.1% above the 2013 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
21 Briar Road 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Oct 2022
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Planning history
6 applications on record at 21 Briar Road, St Albans, AL4 9TH
- Dec 2014Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
First floor side and rear extension, partial garage conversion, new ground floor side window and door, alterations to openings and roof lantern over existing single storey rear extension
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2014/3121
- More recent applications — locked
- Garage ConversionSept 2016Decision
- ApplicationAug 2016Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
21 Briar Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£800,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£540,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 October 2013Most recent
£540,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 9TH: £910,000 (2024–2015).
Versus other Briar Road homes
On epc rating, 21 Briar Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,942
Street avg £4,629
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.0 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Woodfield Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. 25 schools nearby.
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