Terraced

23 SEATON ROAD

LONDON COLNEY, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL2 1RL

£400,000

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View AL2 1RL

Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Haseldine Road	0.1 miles
Shop	Co-op Food	0.1 miles
Train station	Park Street	1.9 miles
University	Boltons Park Farm	4.6 miles
Hospital	Watford General Hospital	6.9 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

71 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1900-1929

Last sold

£400,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£5,634/m²

Local average

£518,234 (19 sales)

Street crime

130 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 04/07/2025

Expiry date: 03/07/2035

Current heating cost: £671/year

Potential heating cost: £536/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £18,250

Recommendations

50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£7,500 - £11,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	30/01/2026	£400,000	Terraced	—	£404,656 to April 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	£400,000
listed	18/06/2025	£425,000
sold	01/01/2006	£178,000

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
17 SEATON ROAD, LONDON COLNEY, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL2 1RL	£394,500	30/06/2023	Terraced
13 WILLOUGHBY COURT, LONDON COLNEY, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL2 1HL	£307,500	03/05/2022	Terraced
151 HIGH STREET, LONDON COLNEY, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL2 1RP	£425,000	19/04/2022	Terraced
12 KENNEDY CLOSE, LONDON COLNEY, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL2 1GR	£476,000	01/04/2022	Terraced
137 HIGH STREET, LONDON COLNEY, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL2 1RJ	£380,000	20/10/2021	Terraced

Area average: £396,600 (5 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 2.4%

10y growth 22.1%

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

1y (index) 3%

5y (index) 16%

10y (index) 23.7%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,733/mo

Realistic £1,925/mo

Optimistic £2,118/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → St Albans.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for South West Herts: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.48%

Max investor price (0.8%) £240,625

Target investor price (1%) £192,500

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).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Other theft	45
Violence and sexual offences	26
Anti-social behaviour	20
Shoplifting	13
Vehicle crime	10
Criminal damage and arson	4
Drugs	3
Robbery	3
Other crime	2
Public order	2
Burglary	1
Possession of weapons	1
Total incidents	130

Within 1 mile during May 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
Bowmansgreen Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 9 Mar 2016
Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 11 Nov 2018
London Colney Primary & Nursery School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 31 Oct 2017
Clore Shalom School	Primary	1.3 miles	Good — 25 Feb 2020
Samuel Ryder Academy	Other	1.3 miles	Good — 26 Sep 2022

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
18/06/2018	23/05/2018	—	1
21/11/2003	09/09/2003	4	—
24/10/2003	29/09/2003	4	—

# 23 SEATON ROAD, LONDON COLNEY, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL2 1RL

## Property details

- Slug: `48d4004` (address key hash: `48d4004aee9a941237a03a5c6708d6b130ccc19e`)
- Postcode: AL2 1RL
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 71 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Last sold: £400,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £5,634/m²
- Local average: £518,234 (19 sales)
- Street crime: 130 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £400,000
- Date: 2026-01-30
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 03/07/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £671/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £18,250

### Recommendations
- Q (£7,500 - £11,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0549-3052-2203-3695-3200)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-30 | £400,000 | Terraced | — | £404,656 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-2a49-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 23 SEATON ROAD, LONDON COLNEY, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL2 1RL | £400,000 | 30/01/2026 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [163485809](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/83dab48)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £400,000 |
| listed | 2025-06-18 | £425,000 |
| sold | 2006-01-01 | £178,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 17 SEATON ROAD, LONDON COLNEY, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL2 1RL | £394,500 | 30/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 13 WILLOUGHBY COURT, LONDON COLNEY, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL2 1HL | £307,500 | 03/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 151 HIGH STREET, LONDON COLNEY, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL2 1RP | £425,000 | 19/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 12 KENNEDY CLOSE, LONDON COLNEY, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL2 1GR | £476,000 | 01/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 137 HIGH STREET, LONDON COLNEY, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL2 1RJ | £380,000 | 20/10/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £396,600 (5 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 2.4%
- **10y growth:** 22.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for St Albans; Terraced series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3%
- **5y growth (index):** 16%
- **10y growth (index):** 23.7%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,733/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,925/mo
- **Optimistic:** £2,118/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.48% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £240,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £192,500

*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 Area rent estimate.*

## 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 |
|----------|-------|
| Other theft | 45 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 26 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 20 |
| Shoplifting | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **130** |

*Within 1 mile during May 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Bowmansgreen Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 9 Mar 2016 |
| Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 11 Nov 2018 |
| London Colney Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 31 Oct 2017 |
| Clore Shalom School | Primary | 1.3 miles | Good — 25 Feb 2020 |
| Samuel Ryder Academy | Other | 1.3 miles | Good — 26 Sep 2022 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 3 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #12992465
- **Address:** 23 Seaton Road, London Colney, AL2 1RL
- **Certificate Issued:** 18/06/2018
- **Work Completed:** 23/05/2018
- **Items:** 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #1134005
- **Address:** 23 Seaton Road, London Colney, AL2 1RL
- **Certificate Issued:** 21/11/2003
- **Work Completed:** 09/09/2003
- **Items:** 4 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #1085563
- **Address:** 23 Seaton Road, London Colney, AL2 1RL
- **Certificate Issued:** 24/10/2003
- **Work Completed:** 29/09/2003
- **Items:** 4 window(s)