20, DICKENS CLOSE, ST. ALBANS, AL3 5PP - £239,350

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

20 DICKENS CLOSE is a very small extended semi-detached house of 102m², built sometime between 1930 and 1949, which could now be worth an estimated £852,216. It was last sold for £239,350 in October 2000, which was around 13% above the average October 2000 semi-detached price in the St Albans local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was April 2019, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was B.

20 DICKENS CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 20 DICKENS CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the St Albans local authority area for the corresponding sale date. One of the two 20 DICKENS CLOSE sales was for above the average price, whilst the other was 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
2000 25 OCT	£239,350	£211,638	13% above HPI
1998 26 MAR	£143,500	£145,653	1% below HPI

20 DICKENS CLOSE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the St Albans local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 20 DICKENS CLOSE sales from March 1998 and October 2000 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 March 1998 sale was for 1% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 1% below the HPI over time, until the October 2000 sale, where it rises to 13% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 13% above the HPI.

What might 20 DICKENS CLOSE be worth now?

20 DICKENS CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £852,216.

This is based on house price inflation of 256.1%, between October 2000 and February 2025, for semi-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 256.1% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 20 DICKENS CLOSE of £239,350 on 25th October 2000. For the value to have increased from £239,350 to £852,216 over the 25 years and eight months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 20 DICKENS CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the St Albans local authority area.
• The October 2000 sale price of £239,350 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 20 DICKENS CLOSE has not materially changed since October 2000.

How Large is 20 DICKENS CLOSE?

20 DICKENS CLOSE is 102m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in April 2019. This puts it in the smallest 20% of semi-detached houses houses in St Albans, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in St Albans, and where 20 DICKENS CLOSE lies on this distribution: 17% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 20 DICKENS CLOSE, and 82% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in St Albans.

20 DICKENS CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

20 DICKENS CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.076 of an acre, or 308m². The below map shows the location of 20 DICKENS CLOSE, 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 20 DICKENS CLOSE). 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 20 DICKENS CLOSE?

20 DICKENS CLOSE is located in ST. ALBANS, in the AL3 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 20 on DICKENS CLOSE.