5 Chancery Close, St Albans, AL4 9YF
About 5 Chancery Close
5 Chancery Close is a four-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL4 9YF). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in September 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 185 m² the property is well over the postcode median (135 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £936,000 sits 290% above the 2000 sale of £240,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 65.2% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
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Planning history
5 Chancery Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
6 applications on record at 5 Chancery Close, St Albans, AL4 9YF
- Feb 2003PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension, conservatory and front porch
ExtensionConservatory- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 5/2002/2316
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2015Decision
- ExtensionFeb 2015Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 5 Chancery Close was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£936,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£240,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 September 2000Most recent
£240,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 9YF: £649,000 (2023–2011).
Nearby sales in AL4 9YF
Versus other Chancery Close homes
Price per m² for 5 Chancery Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,297
Street avg £4,728
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
0.7 km
Skyswood Primary & Nursery School. 19 schools nearby.
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