# 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (AL4 8PA)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 81 CAESARS ROAD, ST ALBANS, WHEATHAMPSTEAD, HERTFORDSHIRE AL4 8PA |
| Price | £495,000 |
| Bedrooms | 3 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Council tax | D |
| Construction age | England and Wales: 1967-1975 |
| Floor area | 83 m² |
| Last sold | £480,000 Nov 2024 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 28/06/2033
- **Current heating cost:** £971/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £14,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0360-2281-1260-2027-0871)

## Description

Three bedroom semi detached house which requires full modernization.

**Description**

This three bedroom semi detached house offers an opportunity for any buyer to come in and create their own home. Requiring full modernisation the house has great potential to remodel and extend subject to the necessary permissions.

Arranged over the ground there is a sitting room and dining room situated to the rear of the house, a fitted kitchen to the front and access to a utility area.

Upstairs there are three double bedrooms, two of which have built in wardrobes, a family bathroom and loft access. 

Externally the house benefits from a good size south facing rear garden and off street parking to the front.

**Location**

Approx mileages: Harpenden town centre (with mainline station into St Pancras International from 22 minutes) 3.5 miles, St Albans city centre (with mainline station) 4.8 miles, Welwyn Garden City centre (with mainline station into London Kings Cross from 30 minutes) 5 miles, M1 junction 9 7.0 miles, 

London Luton airport 7.9 miles

Caesars Road is situated less than half a mile from the pretty and historic village centre of Wheathampstead, which offers a good range of shops, pubs and a Tesco Express

Wheathampstead lies about. 3.5 miles east of the delightful tree-lined high street of Harpenden with its distinctly village feel, offering supermarkets, numerous boutiques and traditional independent shops, restaurants, bars and bistros 

While St Albans city centre is about. 5 miles distant and offers a wider range of shops and amenities. Harpenden and St Albans are renowned for their private and state schools and both have numerous leisure and sporting facilities

For the commuter, Harpenden and St Albans provide mainline stations, which provide fast and frequent train services into London St Pancras International (from 25 and 18 minutes respectively). Road communications are excellent with the M1 (junction 9) being just 7 miles distant, and the A1M being 5.5 miles distant.  Both motorways provide a direct link to the M25.

Square Footage: 1,080 sq ft

## Property Photos

- ![Front Aspect](/listings/photos/137647448/693374) - Front Aspect
- ![Dining Room](/listings/photos/137647448/693376) - Dining Room
- ![Kitchen](/listings/photos/137647448/693377) - Kitchen
- ![Kitchen](/listings/photos/137647448/693379) - Kitchen
- ![Sitting Room](/listings/photos/137647448/693381) - Sitting Room
- ![Bedroom](/listings/photos/137647448/693382) - Bedroom
- ![Bedroom](/listings/photos/137647448/693383) - Bedroom
- ![Bedroom](/listings/photos/137647448/693385) - Bedroom
- ![Bathroom](/listings/photos/137647448/693386) - Bathroom
- ![Garden](/listings/photos/137647448/693388) - Garden
- ![Rear Aspect](/listings/photos/137647448/693389) - Rear Aspect
- ![View](/listings/photos/137647448/693390) - View
- ![View](/listings/photos/137647448/693392) - View

## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan](/listings/photos/137647448/693394) - Floorplan

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC Rating Graph](/listings/photos/137647448/693398) - EPC Rating Graph

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #1203142
- **Address:** 81 Caesars Road, Wheathampstead, AL4 8PA
- **Certificate Issued:** 17/11/2003
- **Work Completed:** 03/10/2003
- **Items:** 3 window(s)

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 81 CAESARS ROAD, WHEATHAMPSTEAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 8PA | £480,000 | 06/11/2024 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 5 GARRARD WAY, WHEATHAMPSTEAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 8PE | £630,000 | 05/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 59 WICK AVENUE, WHEATHAMPSTEAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 8PZ | £640,000 | 21/03/2025 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 75 CAESARS ROAD, WHEATHAMPSTEAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 8PA | £455,000 | 08/09/2023 | Terraced |
| OVERSTRAND, 33 THE HILL, WHEATHAMPSTEAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 8PW | £635,000 | 07/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 51 THE HILL, WHEATHAMPSTEAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 8PR | £670,000 | 15/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 7 GARRARD WAY, WHEATHAMPSTEAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 8PE | £655,000 | 09/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 43 SAXON ROAD, WHEATHAMPSTEAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 8NZ | £625,000 | 14/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 58 SAXON ROAD, WHEATHAMPSTEAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 8NZ | £525,000 | 31/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 2 CONQUERORS HILL, WHEATHAMPSTEAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 8NT | £690,000 | 10/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 9 CAESARS ROAD, WHEATHAMPSTEAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 8NR | £650,000 | 05/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 14 GARRARD WAY, WHEATHAMPSTEAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 8PE | £730,000 | 27/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 21 WICK AVENUE, WHEATHAMPSTEAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 8QD | £805,000 | 15/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 12 BUTTERFIELD ROAD, WHEATHAMPSTEAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 8PU | £795,000 | 11/07/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1 LOUFENWAY MEWS, WHEATHAMPSTEAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL4 8PE | £424,950 | 25/06/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Street average:** £455,000 (1 sale)
**Area average:** £651,919 (13 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £735,017 (30 Semi-detached, AL4, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -32.7%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (St Albans). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,727/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,919/mo
- **Optimistic:** £2,111/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for South West Herts (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £1,496/mo

## 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 End Terrace, Melbourne Mews, AL4 | £2,800/mo | 3 | 0.42 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,800/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.57% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £350,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £280,000

*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 £2,800/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 14.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £546/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 4.6%

*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).*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £5,964/m²

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 22.9%
- **10y growth:** 36.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 2.5%
- **5y growth (index):** 16.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 25.4%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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