# 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)