# 17 FLAT 7 CEDAR COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0DL

## Property details

- Slug: `6c61108` (address key hash: `6c611085ba1568197b7f141373ac13ba17ba3d74`)
- Postcode: AL4 0DL
- Transactions on record: 4

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 1
- Bathrooms: 1
- Last sold: £240,000 Mar 2026
- Local average: £295,104 (23 sales)
- Street crime: 163 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £240,000
- Date: 2026-03-24
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-24 | £240,000 | Flat | +26.3% | £244,969 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-05f4-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2019-10-18 | £190,000 | Flat | +20.6% | £200,793 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/98c75471-d901-72e9-e053-6b04a8c042f0) |
| Sold | 2013-10-17 | £157,500 | Flat | +12.5% | £226,048 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/01dd6b74-abf9-461a-a141-c3f02dada42f) |
| Sold | 2009-12-03 | £140,000 | Flat | — | £229,684 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/35408884-701c-44eb-8db9-aeea41a2dffb) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 17 FLAT 7 CEDAR COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0DL | £240,000 | 24/03/2026 | Flat |
| 17 FLAT 7 CEDAR COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0DL | £190,000 | 18/10/2019 | Flat |
| 17 FLAT 7 CEDAR COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0DL | £157,500 | 17/10/2013 | Flat |
| 17 FLAT 7 CEDAR COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0DL | £140,000 | 03/12/2009 | Flat |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [168278816](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/0c0f78a)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £240,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-16 | £240,000 |
| sold | 2019-01-01 | £190,000 |
| sold | 2013-01-01 | £157,500 |
| sold | 2009-01-01 | £140,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 52 CEDAR COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0DL | £240,000 | 06/03/2025 | Flat |
| 72 CEDARWOOD DRIVE, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0DW | £285,000 | 16/11/2023 | Flat |
| 4 CEDAR COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0DL | £232,500 | 26/10/2023 | Flat |
| 23 CEDAR COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0DL | £275,000 | 25/07/2023 | Flat |
| 28 CEDAR COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0DL | £240,000 | 19/06/2023 | Flat |
| 2 THE ACORNS, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0XZ | £172,500 | 28/04/2023 | Flat |
| 42 CEDAR COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0DL | £235,000 | 27/04/2023 | Flat |
| 11 CEDARWOOD DRIVE, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0DX | £300,000 | 17/10/2022 | Flat |
| 43 CEDAR COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0DL | £285,000 | 25/08/2022 | Flat |
| 6 THE ACORNS, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0XZ | £220,000 | 04/08/2022 | Flat |
| 60 CEDARWOOD DRIVE, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0DW | £263,000 | 01/07/2022 | Flat |
| 10 THE ACORNS, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0XZ | £231,000 | 13/05/2022 | Flat |
| GLENBOWER COURT 3 HATFIELD ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0UH | £330,000 | 29/04/2022 | Flat |
| 31 CEDAR COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0DL | £280,000 | 18/03/2022 | Flat |
| GLENBOWER COURT 7 HATFIELD ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0UH | £360,000 | 04/03/2022 | Flat |
| 3 THE ACORNS, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0XZ | £200,000 | 25/01/2022 | Flat |
| 5 FLAT 2 AUSTEN WAY, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0FW | £148,000 | 29/11/2021 | Flat |
| 27 CEDAR COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0DL | £287,500 | 22/10/2021 | Flat |
| 17 FLAT 3 CEDAR COURT, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 0DL | £237,500 | 22/10/2021 | Flat |

**Area average:** £253,789 (19 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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL4](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/1018c1d) | £400,000 | 2 | Flat | 0.04 mi |

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -22.3%
- **10y growth:** 14.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 1.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 3.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 6.3%

## 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 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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Burleigh Road, AL1 | £1,100/mo | 1 | 0.41 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Meyrick Court, AL1 | £1,400/mo | 1 | 0.49 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Hatfield Road, AL1 | £1,495/mo | 1 | 0.49 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Beresford Road, AL1 | £1,220/mo | 1 | 0.51 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Camp Road, AL1 | £1,100/mo | 1 | 0.52 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Cambridge Road, AL1 | £1,000/mo | 1 | 0.52 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Ashbury Court, AL1 | £1,150/mo | 1 | 0.55 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Hatfield Road, AL1 | £1,150/mo | 1 | 0.63 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Roland Street, AL1 | £1,250/mo | 1 | 0.72 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,207/mo (9 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.48% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £143,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £115,000

*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 £1,150/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 5.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 17.4×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £65/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 1.1%

*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 | 67 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 26 |
| Vehicle crime | 15 |
| Shoplifting | 14 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 12 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **163** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Beaumont School | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Outstanding — 28 Apr 2014 |
| Links Academy | Other | 0.3 miles | Good — 8 Nov 2016 |
| Oakwood Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 16 Sep 2024 |
| Oaklands College | Other | 0.5 miles | — (No rating) |
| Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School | Secondary | 0.5 miles | Outstanding — 18 Jan 2024 |