# 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: £515,073 (20 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:** -0.1%
- **10y growth:** 16.9%

## 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).*

## 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Maisonette, Sanders Close, AL2 | £1,700/mo | 2 | 0.06 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Meadow Close, AL2 | £1,300/mo | 2 | 0.09 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Phoenix Court, AL2 | £1,200/mo | 2 | 0.17 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, High St, AL2 | £1,650/mo | 2 | 0.22 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Beningfield Drive, AL2 | £2,000/mo | 2 | 0.79 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,570/mo (5 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.41% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £206,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £165,000

*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 £1,650/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 20.2×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-115/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -1.2%

*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 |
|----------|-------|
| 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)