3 Briar Road, St Albans, AL4 9TH
About 3 Briar Road
3 Briar Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL4 9TH). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in September 2005. Across 2004–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £916,000 sits 132.8% above the 2005 sale of £393,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 29.4% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey extension at 3 Briar Road.
1 application on record at 3 Briar Road, St Albans, AL4 9TH
- Feb 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Single storey front and rear extension and two storey side extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2004/0075
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Sales history & valuation
3 Briar Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2004).
£916,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 22.6% per year over 2 years.
£393,500
Growth on file: 22.6% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
15 September 2005Most recent
£393,500
+37.6%over 1 year20 February 2004
£286,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 9TH: £910,000 (2024–2015).
Versus other Briar Road homes
On price per m², 3 Briar Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,915
Street avg £4,801
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 159 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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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