29, DRIFTWOOD AVENUE, ST ALBANS, AL2 3DE - £490,000

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

29 DRIFTWOOD AVENUE is a very small semi-detached house of 56m², built sometime between 1930 and 1949. It was last sold for £490,000 in September 2020, which was around 55% below the average September 2020 detached price in the St Albans local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was June 2014, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was B.

29 DRIFTWOOD AVENUE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows five sales for 29 DRIFTWOOD AVENUE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the five sales, along with the average detached price in the St Albans local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the five 29 DRIFTWOOD 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
2020 3 SEP	£490,000	£1,079,940	55% below HPI
2018 5 NOV	£475,000	£1,031,700	54% below HPI
2014 1 MAY	£323,000	£784,138	59% below HPI
1999 26 FEB	£112,000	£271,518	59% below HPI
1995 30 NOV	£65,000	£186,259	65% below HPI

29 DRIFTWOOD 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 five 29 DRIFTWOOD AVENUE sales between November 1995 and September 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 November 2018 sale was for 54% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 54% below the HPI over time, until the September 2020 sale, where it falls to 55% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 55% below the HPI.

How Large is 29 DRIFTWOOD AVENUE?

29 DRIFTWOOD AVENUE is 56m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in June 2014. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses in Chiswell Green, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses by size in Chiswell Green, and where 29 DRIFTWOOD AVENUE lies on this distribution: Less than 1% of detached houses are smaller than 29 DRIFTWOOD AVENUE, and more than 99% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Chiswell Green.

29 DRIFTWOOD AVENUE: Plot and Title Map

29 DRIFTWOOD AVENUE sits on a plot of roughly 0.059 of an acre, or 239m². The below map shows the location of 29 DRIFTWOOD 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 29 DRIFTWOOD 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 29 DRIFTWOOD AVENUE?

29 DRIFTWOOD AVENUE is located in ST. ALBANS, in the AL2 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 29 on DRIFTWOOD AVENUE.