Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

7 FLAMSTEADBURY LANE

REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7DH

£630,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Wheatlock Mead	0.1 miles
Shop	Unknown	0.2 miles
Train station	Harpenden	2.7 miles
Hospital	Luton and Dunstable Hospital	7.5 miles
University	University of Bedfordshire : Putteridge Bury Campus	8.1 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

117 m²

EPC rating

Last sold

£630,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£5,385/m²

Local average

£693,114 (22 sales)

Street crime

19 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 04/11/2025

Expiry date: 03/11/2035

Current heating cost: £1,158/year

Potential heating cost: £1,034/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £16,735

Recommendations

Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Upgrade heating controls (£220 - £250)
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	31/03/2026	£630,000	Semi-detached	+96.3%	£632,461 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	15/03/2012	£321,000	Semi-detached	—	£579,944 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	£630,000
sold	01/01/2026	£630,000
listed	07/11/2025	£650,000
sold	01/01/2012	£321,000
sold	01/01/2012	£321,000
listed	29/12/2011	£325,000

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
7 BEN AUSTINS, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7DR	£550,000	05/12/2025	Semi-detached
11 TINGEYS CLOSE, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7HE	£320,000	04/09/2025	Semi-detached
5 MANSDALE ROAD, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7DL	£640,000	29/09/2023	Semi-detached
5 WHEATLOCK MEAD, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7HS	£673,000	22/06/2023	Semi-detached
86 DOWN EDGE, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7JR	£485,000	01/06/2023	Semi-detached
23 WHEATLOCK MEAD, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7HS	£580,000	16/03/2023	Semi-detached
12 BRACHE CLOSE, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7HX	£760,000	28/10/2022	Semi-detached
29 MANSDALE ROAD, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7DL	£690,000	04/10/2022	Semi-detached
15 MANSDALE ROAD, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7DL	£605,000	30/09/2022	Semi-detached
8 BEN AUSTINS, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7DP	£660,000	26/08/2022	Semi-detached
36 CHURCH END, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7DU	£695,000	14/06/2022	Semi-detached
11 MANSDALE ROAD, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7DL	£557,500	03/11/2021	Semi-detached
17 FLAMSTEADBURY LANE, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7DH	£575,000	30/09/2021	Semi-detached
13 BEN AUSTINS, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7DR	£548,000	29/09/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £595,607 (14 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 1.1%

10y growth 10.8%

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

1y (index) 2.6%

5y (index) 15.9%

10y (index) 24.2%

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

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
3 Bed Maisonette, The Terrace, AL3	£1,720/mo	3	0.25 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,720/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.27%

Max investor price (0.8%) £215,000

Target investor price (1%) £172,000

Gross yield 3.3%

Cost-to-rent ratio 30.5×

Monthly cashflow £-958/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -6.3%

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

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	7
Anti-social behaviour	5
Criminal damage and arson	2
Other theft	2
Burglary	1
Drugs	1
Vehicle crime	1
Total incidents	19

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
Redbourn Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Requires improvement — 20 Nov 2022
St Luke's School	Other	0.6 miles	Good — 19 Jul 2023
Brockswood Primary School	Primary	1.7 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Flamstead Village School	Primary	1.9 miles	Good — 12 Sep 2014
Holtsmere End Junior School	Primary	2.0 miles	Good — 18 Apr 2013

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
04/07/2021	16/06/2021	8	—

# 7 FLAMSTEADBURY LANE, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7DH

## Property details

- Slug: `4b6245c` (address key hash: `4b6245c150f9beb9dfbf6e7f5a6f97d29d551cf6`)
- Postcode: AL3 7DH
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 117 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Last sold: £630,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £5,385/m²
- Local average: £693,114 (22 sales)
- Street crime: 19 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £630,000
- Date: 2026-03-31
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 03/11/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £1,158/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,735

### Recommendations
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- G (£220 - £250)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/9390-2294-7590-2205-5661)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-31 | £630,000 | Semi-detached | +96.3% | £632,461 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-03e7-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2012-03-15 | £321,000 | Semi-detached | — | £579,944 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/61cfbfe1-eacb-4c2e-8664-cbd7745a4bb5) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 7 FLAMSTEADBURY LANE, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7DH | £630,000 | 31/03/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 7 FLAMSTEADBURY LANE, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7DH | £321,000 | 15/03/2012 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [169121159](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/7892fec)
- Matched listing: [36310856](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/d91ed37)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £630,000 |
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £630,000 |
| listed | 2025-11-07 | £650,000 |
| sold | 2012-01-01 | £321,000 |
| sold | 2012-01-01 | £321,000 |
| listed | 2011-12-29 | £325,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 7 BEN AUSTINS, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7DR | £550,000 | 05/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 11 TINGEYS CLOSE, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7HE | £320,000 | 04/09/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 5 MANSDALE ROAD, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7DL | £640,000 | 29/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 5 WHEATLOCK MEAD, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7HS | £673,000 | 22/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 86 DOWN EDGE, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7JR | £485,000 | 01/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 23 WHEATLOCK MEAD, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7HS | £580,000 | 16/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 12 BRACHE CLOSE, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7HX | £760,000 | 28/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 29 MANSDALE ROAD, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7DL | £690,000 | 04/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 15 MANSDALE ROAD, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7DL | £605,000 | 30/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 8 BEN AUSTINS, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7DP | £660,000 | 26/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 36 CHURCH END, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7DU | £695,000 | 14/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 11 MANSDALE ROAD, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7DL | £557,500 | 03/11/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 17 FLAMSTEADBURY LANE, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7DH | £575,000 | 30/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 13 BEN AUSTINS, REDBOURN, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 7DR | £548,000 | 29/09/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £595,607 (14 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 1.1%
- **10y growth:** 10.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for St Albans; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 15.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 24.2%

## 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Maisonette, The Terrace, AL3 | £1,720/mo | 3 | 0.25 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,720/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.27% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £215,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £172,000

*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 £1,720/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 30.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-958/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -6.3%

*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:** Job (default Low)

[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 | 7 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **19** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Redbourn Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Requires improvement — 20 Nov 2022 |
| St Luke's School | Other | 0.6 miles | Good — 19 Jul 2023 |
| Brockswood Primary School | Primary | 1.7 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Flamstead Village School | Primary | 1.9 miles | Good — 12 Sep 2014 |
| Holtsmere End Junior School | Primary | 2.0 miles | Good — 18 Apr 2013 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #14671882
- **Address:** 7 Flamsteadbury Lane, Redbourn, AL3 7DH
- **Certificate Issued:** 04/07/2021
- **Work Completed:** 16/06/2021
- **Items:** 8 window(s)