# 16 ELLIS FIELDS, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 6BQ

## Property details

- Slug: `b5e22a6` (address key hash: `b5e22a64e5cc903bc35d74dc3168d9a4bced8793`)
- Postcode: AL3 6BQ
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 5
- Bathrooms: 5
- Floor area: 279 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1996-2002
- Last sold: £1,360,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £4,875/m²
- Local average: £720,386 (22 sales)
- Street crime: 121 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £1,360,000
- Date: 2026-04-09
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 24/06/2028
- **Current heating cost:** £1,290/year

### Recommendations
- E (195)
- U (8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0459-2885-7360-9428-2775)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-09 | £1,360,000 | Semi-detached | +13.3% | £1,378,521 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-0578-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2019-09-19 | £1,200,000 | Semi-detached | — | £1,448,899 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/965b6d91-63c2-95e4-e053-6c04a8c07729) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 16 ELLIS FIELDS, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 6BQ | £1,360,000 | 09/04/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 16 ELLIS FIELDS, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 6BQ | £1,200,000 | 19/09/2019 | 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: [167602733](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/52b8414)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £1,360,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-30 | £1,400,000 |
| sold | 2019-01-01 | £1,200,000 |
| sold | 2005-01-01 | £710,000 |
| sold | 2002-01-01 | £659,995 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 23 FARRIDAY CLOSE, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 6LG | £653,000 | 18/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 14 ELLIS FIELDS, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 6BQ | £1,100,000 | 30/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 64 MARSHALL AVENUE, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 5HS | £515,000 | 27/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1B MARSHALL AVENUE, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 5HR | £830,000 | 23/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 192 BEECH ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 5AX | £810,000 | 18/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 167 BEECH ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 5AN | £975,000 | 28/01/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 9 FIRBANK ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 6NA | £776,000 | 23/11/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 39 HARPENDEN ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL3 6BJ | £725,000 | 19/11/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £798,000 (8 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -3.2%
- **10y growth:** 4.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 4%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.7%
- **10y growth (index):** 25.2%

## 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).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.14% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £241,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £193,100

*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:** 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 | 50 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 22 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 9 |
| Drugs | 8 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **121** |

*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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| St Albans Girls' School | Secondary | 0.2 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Bernards Heath Junior School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 29 Jan 2024 |
| Heathlands School | Other | 0.3 miles | Outstanding — 6 Nov 2017 |
| Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 29 Nov 2013 |
| Batchwood School | Other | 0.5 miles | Good — 9 Mar 2022 |