2, DICKENS CLOSE, ST ALBANS, AL3 5PP - £538,850

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2 DICKENS CLOSE is a small extended detached house of 127m², built sometime between 1930 and 1949, which could now be worth an estimated £917,504. It was last sold for £538,850 in January 2013, which was around 25% below the average January 2013 detached price in the St Albans local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was March 2014, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

2 DICKENS CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows one sale for 2 DICKENS CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the one sale, along with the average detached price in the St Albans local authority area for the corresponding sale date. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2013 25 JAN	£538,850	£718,820	25% below HPI

What might 2 DICKENS CLOSE be worth now?

2 DICKENS CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £917,504.

This is based on house price inflation of 70.3%, between January 2013 and May 2026, for detached houses, in the St Albans local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 70.3% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 2 DICKENS CLOSE of £538,850 on 25th January 2013. For the value to have increased from £538,850 to £917,504 over the twelve years and eight months to May 2026, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 2 DICKENS CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the St Albans local authority area.
• The January 2013 sale price of £538,850 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 2 DICKENS CLOSE has not materially changed since January 2013.

How Large is 2 DICKENS CLOSE?

2 DICKENS CLOSE is 127m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in March 2014. This puts it in the smallest 40% of detached houses in St Albans, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses by size in St Albans, and where 2 DICKENS CLOSE lies on this distribution: 40% of detached houses are smaller than 2 DICKENS CLOSE, and 59% of detached houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in St Albans.

2 DICKENS CLOSE: Plot

2 DICKENS CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.097 of an acre, or 392m².

Where is 2 DICKENS CLOSE?

2 DICKENS CLOSE is located in ST ALBANS, in the AL3 postcode district.