Flats/Maisonettes 2 sales on record

11 DAVIS COURT

ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XU

£190,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	1 to 1 flooring	0.0 miles
Bus stop	Lattimore Road	0.1 miles
Train station	St Albans City	0.3 miles
University	Unknown	4.0 miles
Hospital	Watford General Hospital	7.6 miles

Property details

Tenure

Leasehold

Property type

Flat

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

44 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1983-1990

Last sold

£190,000 Apr 2026

Price per m²

£4,318/m²

Local average

£343,660 (55 sales)

Street crime

351 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 22/03/2024

Expiry date: 21/03/2034

Current heating cost: £451/year

Potential heating cost: £377/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £1,048

Recommendations

Add additional 80 mm jacket to hot water cylinder (£15 - £30)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£25)
High heat retention storage heaters (£800 - £1,200)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	01/04/2026	£190,000	Flat	+3.8%	£196,863 to June 2026	View transaction
Sold	18/12/2009	£183,000	Flat	—	£305,710 to June 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£190,000
listed	20/03/2024	£210,000
sold	01/01/2009	£183,000
sold	01/01/1998	£53,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
BENEDICTINE PLACE, 25 FLAT 37 LONDON ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 1LB	£415,000	20/03/2026	Flat
SAXON HOUSE, 2 FLAT 8 UPPER MARLBOROUGH ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3UR	£390,000	19/12/2025	Flat
35 MILLINERS COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XT	£365,000	19/12/2025	Flat
HENLEY HOUSE, 34A FLAT 10 LATTIMORE ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XW	£247,000	28/11/2025	Flat
61 DAVIS COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XU	£170,000	14/12/2023	Flat
LATTIMORE HOUSE, 21 FLAT 1 LATTIMORE ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XL	£315,000	30/11/2023	Flat
26 DAVIS COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XU	£180,000	04/09/2023	Flat
56 DAVIS COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XU	£275,000	21/07/2023	Flat
17 MILLINERS COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XT	£415,000	26/05/2023	Flat
HENLEY HOUSE, 34A FLAT 11 LATTIMORE ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XW	£235,000	11/04/2023	Flat
1 DAVIS COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XU	£212,500	27/03/2023	Flat
36 DAVIS COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XU	£210,000	24/03/2023	Flat
BENEDICTINE PLACE, 1 FLAT 9 MARLBOROUGH ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3WA	£380,000	03/02/2023	Flat
17 VERNON CLOSE, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 1PB	£246,000	16/12/2022	Flat
2 DAVIS COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XU	£240,000	16/12/2022	Flat
9 DAVIS COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XU	£203,000	15/12/2022	Flat
120A LONDON ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 1NX	£245,000	13/12/2022	Flat
118C LONDON ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 1NX	£270,000	13/12/2022	Flat
120B LONDON ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 1NX	£250,000	13/12/2022	Flat
118B LONDON ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 1NX	£270,000	13/12/2022	Flat

Area average: £276,675 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 1-bedroom count for this property).

Address	Price	Beds	Type	Distance
Abbots Avenue West, St. Albans	£400,000	2	Maisonette	0.85 mi

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth -9.7%

10y growth -8.3%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): St Albans. Series: Flats and maisonettes. As of June 2026.

1y (index) 3.4%

5y (index) 4.5%

10y (index) 5.7%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for St Albans. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,738/mo

Realistic £1,931/mo

Optimistic £2,124/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → St Albans.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Bedford: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
1 Bed Flat, Keystone House, AL1	£3,200/mo	1	0.11 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Keystone House, AL1	£3,500/mo	1	0.11 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Holywell Hill, AL1	£3,500/mo	1	0.29 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Charrington Place, AL1	£1,450/mo	1	0.43 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Abbott House, AL1	£2,600/mo	1	0.55 miles	OpenRent
Studio Flat, Leaf Way, AL1	£1,200/mo	1	0.88 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £2,575/mo (6 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 1.53%

Max investor price (0.8%) £362,500

Target investor price (1%) £290,000

Gross yield 18.3%

Cost-to-rent ratio 5.5×

Monthly cashflow £1,837/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 40%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

INSPIRE registered land data is not available for this location yet.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	110
Anti-social behaviour	76
Other theft	43
Shoplifting	33
Criminal damage and arson	24
Public order	24
Vehicle crime	17
Bicycle theft	6
Drugs	5
Burglary	4
Robbery	3
Theft from the person	3
Possession of weapons	2
Other crime	1
Total incidents	351

Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
St Albans Independent College	Other	0.1 miles	Good — 30 Apr 2024
St Peter's School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 5 Sep 2014
Loreto College	Secondary	0.3 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Alban City School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 27 Mar 2014
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 22 Oct 2019

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 11 DAVIS COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XU

## Property details

- Slug: `af973a1` (address key hash: `af973a1a30e6e33ba89fcd4056feb8ed1b565998`)
- Postcode: AL1 3XU
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 1
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 44 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1983-1990
- Last sold: £190,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £4,318/m²
- Local average: £343,660 (55 sales)
- Street crime: 351 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £190,000
- Date: 2026-04-01
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 21/03/2034
- **Current heating cost:** £451/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £1,048

### Recommendations
- C (£15 - £30)
- E (£25)
- L2 (£800 - £1,200)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2023-3036-8207-0394-2200)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-01 | £190,000 | Flat | +3.8% | £196,863 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-05dd-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2009-12-18 | £183,000 | Flat | — | £305,710 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/98bfa76c-99c4-4862-81b0-3db6d415d644) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 11 DAVIS COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XU | £190,000 | 01/04/2026 | Flat |
| 11 DAVIS COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XU | £183,000 | 18/12/2009 | Flat |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [145941248](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/501bc61)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £190,000 |
| listed | 2024-03-20 | £210,000 |
| sold | 2009-01-01 | £183,000 |
| sold | 1998-01-01 | £53,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| BENEDICTINE PLACE, 25 FLAT 37 LONDON ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 1LB | £415,000 | 20/03/2026 | Flat |
| SAXON HOUSE, 2 FLAT 8 UPPER MARLBOROUGH ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3UR | £390,000 | 19/12/2025 | Flat |
| 35 MILLINERS COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XT | £365,000 | 19/12/2025 | Flat |
| HENLEY HOUSE, 34A FLAT 10 LATTIMORE ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XW | £247,000 | 28/11/2025 | Flat |
| 61 DAVIS COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XU | £170,000 | 14/12/2023 | Flat |
| LATTIMORE HOUSE, 21 FLAT 1 LATTIMORE ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XL | £315,000 | 30/11/2023 | Flat |
| 26 DAVIS COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XU | £180,000 | 04/09/2023 | Flat |
| 56 DAVIS COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XU | £275,000 | 21/07/2023 | Flat |
| 17 MILLINERS COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XT | £415,000 | 26/05/2023 | Flat |
| HENLEY HOUSE, 34A FLAT 11 LATTIMORE ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XW | £235,000 | 11/04/2023 | Flat |
| 1 DAVIS COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XU | £212,500 | 27/03/2023 | Flat |
| 36 DAVIS COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XU | £210,000 | 24/03/2023 | Flat |
| BENEDICTINE PLACE, 1 FLAT 9 MARLBOROUGH ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3WA | £380,000 | 03/02/2023 | Flat |
| 17 VERNON CLOSE, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 1PB | £246,000 | 16/12/2022 | Flat |
| 2 DAVIS COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XU | £240,000 | 16/12/2022 | Flat |
| 9 DAVIS COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3XU | £203,000 | 15/12/2022 | Flat |
| 120A LONDON ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 1NX | £245,000 | 13/12/2022 | Flat |
| 118C LONDON ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 1NX | £270,000 | 13/12/2022 | Flat |
| 120B LONDON ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 1NX | £250,000 | 13/12/2022 | Flat |
| 118B LONDON ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 1NX | £270,000 | 13/12/2022 | Flat |

**Area average:** £276,675 (20 sales)

## For sale comparables

*Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 1-bedroom count for this property).*

| Address | Price | Beds | Type | Distance |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Abbots Avenue West, St. Albans](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/52794c3) | £400,000 | 2 | Maisonette | 0.85 mi |

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -9.7%
- **10y growth:** -8.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for St Albans; Flats and maisonettes series; as of June 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3.4%
- **5y growth (index):** 4.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 5.7%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (St Albans). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,738/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,931/mo
- **Optimistic:** £2,124/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Bedford (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Keystone House, AL1 | £3,200/mo | 1 | 0.11 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Keystone House, AL1 | £3,500/mo | 1 | 0.11 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Holywell Hill, AL1 | £3,500/mo | 1 | 0.29 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Charrington Place, AL1 | £1,450/mo | 1 | 0.43 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Abbott House, AL1 | £2,600/mo | 1 | 0.55 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Leaf Way, AL1 | £1,200/mo | 1 | 0.88 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,575/mo (6 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 1.53% (strong)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £362,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £290,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £2,900/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 18.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 5.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £1,837/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 40%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 110 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 76 |
| Other theft | 43 |
| Shoplifting | 33 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 24 |
| Public order | 24 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Bicycle theft | 6 |
| Drugs | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **351** |

*Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| St Albans Independent College | Other | 0.1 miles | Good — 30 Apr 2024 |
| St Peter's School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 5 Sep 2014 |
| Loreto College | Secondary | 0.3 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Alban City School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 27 Mar 2014 |
| The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 22 Oct 2019 |