29, DICKENS CLOSE, ST ALBANS, AL3 5PP - £610,500

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

29 DICKENS CLOSE is a very small semi-detached house of 84m², built sometime between 1930 and 1949, which could now be worth an estimated £920,026. It was last sold for £610,500 in August 2014, which was around 22% above the average August 2014 semi-detached price in the St Albans local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was April 2014, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

29 DICKENS CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 29 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. Both of the two 29 DICKENS CLOSE sales were for above 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
2014 21 AUG	£610,500	£500,029	22% above HPI
2002 12 JUL	£266,730	£261,083	2% above HPI

29 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 29 DICKENS CLOSE sales from July 2002 and August 2014 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 July 2002 sale was for 2% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 2% above the HPI over time, until the August 2014 sale, where it rises to 22% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 22% above the HPI.

What might 29 DICKENS CLOSE be worth now?

29 DICKENS CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £920,026.

This is based on house price inflation of 50.7%, between August 2014 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 50.7% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 29 DICKENS CLOSE of £610,500 on 21st August 2014. For the value to have increased from £610,500 to £920,026 over the eleven years and six months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 29 DICKENS CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the St Albans local authority area.
• The August 2014 sale price of £610,500 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 29 DICKENS CLOSE has not materially changed since August 2014.

How Large is 29 DICKENS CLOSE?

29 DICKENS CLOSE is 84m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in April 2014. This puts it in the smallest 10% 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 29 DICKENS CLOSE lies on this distribution: 6% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 29 DICKENS CLOSE, and 94% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in St Albans.

29 DICKENS CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

29 DICKENS CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.088 of an acre, or 356m². The below map shows the location of 29 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 29 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 29 DICKENS CLOSE?

29 DICKENS CLOSE is located in ST. ALBANS, in the AL3 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 29 on DICKENS CLOSE.