20, PALMERSTON DRIVE, WHEATHAMPSTEAD, ST ALBANS, AL4 8FE - £560,000

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

20 PALMERSTON DRIVE is a small detached house of 117m², built sometime between 1996 and 2002, which could now be worth an estimated £1,006,734. It was last sold for £560,000 in November 2010, which was around 19% below the average November 2010 detached price in the St Albans local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was September 2010, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was C.

20 PALMERSTON DRIVE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 20 PALMERSTON DRIVE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the St Albans local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 20 PALMERSTON DRIVE 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
2010 23 NOV	£560,000	£692,275	19% below HPI
2001 9 AUG	£329,950	£401,136	18% below HPI

20 PALMERSTON DRIVE 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 two 20 PALMERSTON DRIVE sales from August 2001 and November 2010 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 August 2001 sale was for 18% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 18% below the HPI over time, until the November 2010 sale, where it falls to 19% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 19% below the HPI.

What might 20 PALMERSTON DRIVE be worth now?

20 PALMERSTON DRIVE might now be worth an estimated £1,006,734.

This is based on house price inflation of 79.8%, between November 2010 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 79.8% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 20 PALMERSTON DRIVE of £560,000 on 23rd November 2010. For the value to have increased from £560,000 to £1,006,734 over the thirteen years and eleven months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 20 PALMERSTON DRIVE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the St Albans local authority area.
• The November 2010 sale price of £560,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 20 PALMERSTON DRIVE has not materially changed since November 2010.

How Large is 20 PALMERSTON DRIVE?

20 PALMERSTON DRIVE is 117m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in September 2010. This puts it in the smallest 30% of detached houses houses in Wheathampstead, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Wheathampstead, and where 20 PALMERSTON DRIVE lies on this distribution: 30% of detached houses houses are smaller than 20 PALMERSTON DRIVE, and 70% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Wheathampstead.

20 PALMERSTON DRIVE: Plot and Title Map

20 PALMERSTON DRIVE sits on a plot of roughly 0.089 of an acre, or 361m². The below map shows the location of 20 PALMERSTON DRIVE, 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 PALMERSTON DRIVE). 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 PALMERSTON DRIVE?

20 PALMERSTON DRIVE is located in WHEATHAMPSTEAD, in the AL4 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 20 on PALMERSTON DRIVE.