8 Berkley Close, St Albans, AL4 9TS
About 8 Berkley Close
8 Berkley Close is a detached house in St Albans (AL4 9TS). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since September 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £877,000 sits 349.9% above the 1996 sale of £194,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 73% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2017. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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8 Berkley Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 8 Berkley Close, St Albans, AL4 9TS
- May 2017Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Shorten limbs from Oak T1 on Jersey Lane boundary by up to 5m. Reason - To increase light levels and to reduce risk of falling limbs.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- TP/2017/0211
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Sales history & valuation
8 Berkley Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£877,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£194,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 September 1996Most recent
£194,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 9TS: £452,000 (2022–1998).
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Versus other Berkley Close homes
On price per m², 8 Berkley Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,511
Street avg £5,474
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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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
Portman Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Skyswood Primary & Nursery School. 23 schools nearby.
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