1, BIRCH COPSE, BRICKET WOOD, ST ALBANS, AL2 3UT - £520,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

1 BIRCH COPSE is a midsized extended detached house of 123m², built sometime between 1976 and 1982, which could now be worth an estimated £604,271. It was last sold for £520,000 in December 2020, which was around 51% below the average December 2020 detached price in the St Albans local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was January 2018, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

1 BIRCH COPSE Sold Prices

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

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2020 18 DEC	£520,000	£1,070,970	51% below HPI
2003 16 OCT	£240,000	£495,519	52% below HPI
2000 3 JUL	£173,000	£367,122	53% below HPI
1995 11 DEC	£77,000	£186,313	59% below HPI

1 BIRCH COPSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the St Albans local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The four 1 BIRCH COPSE sales between December 1995 and December 2020 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the October 2003 sale was for 52% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 52% below the HPI over time, until the December 2020 sale, where it rises to 51% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 51% below the HPI.

What might 1 BIRCH COPSE be worth now?

1 BIRCH COPSE might now be worth an estimated £604,271.

This is based on house price inflation of 16.2%, between December 2020 and December 2024, 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 16.2% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 1 BIRCH COPSE of £520,000 on 18th December 2020. For the value to have increased from £520,000 to £604,271 over the four years to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 1 BIRCH COPSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the St Albans local authority area.
• The December 2020 sale price of £520,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 1 BIRCH COPSE has not materially changed since December 2020.

How Large is 1 BIRCH COPSE?

1 BIRCH COPSE is 123m², which includes two extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in January 2018. This puts it in the smallest 50% of detached houses houses in Bricket Wood, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Bricket Wood, and where 1 BIRCH COPSE lies on this distribution: 42% of detached houses houses are smaller than 1 BIRCH COPSE, and 56% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Bricket Wood.

1 BIRCH COPSE: Plot and Title Map

1 BIRCH COPSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.094 of an acre, or 379m². The below map shows the location of 1 BIRCH COPSE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 1 BIRCH COPSE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 1 BIRCH COPSE?

1 BIRCH COPSE is located in BRICKET WOOD, in the AL2 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 1 on BIRCH COPSE.