16, NEW BARNES AVENUE, ST ALBANS, AL1 1TG - £850,000

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

16 NEW BARNES AVENUE is a large detached house of 171m², built sometime between 1976 and 1982, which could now be worth an estimated £1,030,310. It was last sold for £850,000 in May 2017, which was around 17% below the average May 2017 detached price in the St Albans local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was July 2015, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

16 NEW BARNES AVENUE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows four sales for 16 NEW BARNES AVENUE 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 16 NEW BARNES AVENUE 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
2017 5 MAY	£850,000	£1,026,730	17% below HPI
2007 5 APR	£605,000	£619,630	2% below HPI
2005 21 DEC	£400,000	£540,700	26% below HPI
1995 14 JUL	£50,000	£183,732	73% below HPI

16 NEW BARNES AVENUE 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 16 NEW BARNES AVENUE sales between July 1995 and May 2017 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 April 2007 sale was for 2% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 2% below the HPI over time, until the May 2017 sale, where it falls to 17% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 17% below the HPI.

What might 16 NEW BARNES AVENUE be worth now?

16 NEW BARNES AVENUE might now be worth an estimated £1,030,310.

This is based on house price inflation of 21.2%, between May 2017 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 21.2% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 16 NEW BARNES AVENUE of £850,000 on 5th May 2017. For the value to have increased from £850,000 to £1,030,310 over the six years and five months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 16 NEW BARNES AVENUE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the St Albans local authority area.
• The May 2017 sale price of £850,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 16 NEW BARNES AVENUE has not materially changed since May 2017.

How Large is 16 NEW BARNES AVENUE?

16 NEW BARNES AVENUE is 171m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in July 2015. This puts it in the largest 30% of detached houses houses in St Albans, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in St Albans, and where 16 NEW BARNES AVENUE lies on this distribution: 70% of detached houses houses are smaller than 16 NEW BARNES AVENUE, and 29% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in St Albans.

16 NEW BARNES AVENUE: Plot and Title Map

16 NEW BARNES AVENUE sits on a plot of roughly 0.154 of an acre, or 622m². The below map shows the location of 16 NEW BARNES AVENUE, 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 16 NEW BARNES AVENUE). 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 16 NEW BARNES AVENUE?

16 NEW BARNES AVENUE is located in ST. ALBANS, in the AL1 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 16 on NEW BARNES AVENUE.