Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
29 St Leonards Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Sandridge, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 9UY). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since January 2005 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £254,000 sits 93.9% above the 2005 sale of £131,000. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 November 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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29 St Leonards Court has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
29 St Leonards Court has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1996.
£254,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.7% per year over 9 years.
£131,000
Growth on file: 10.7% per year over 9 years.
4 January 2005Most recent
£131,000
+40.9%over 4 years13 April 2000
£93,000
+75.6%over 4 years8 February 1996
£52,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 9UY: £245,000 (2025–2022).
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Sold Dec 2022
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Sold Sept 2022
On co₂ emissions, 29 St Leonards Court runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,787
Street avg £4,740
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 44 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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Crime
113/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St Leonard's Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Sandridge School. 15 schools nearby.
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