5, AUGUSTUS CLOSE, ST ALBANS, AL3 4JH - £700,000

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

5 AUGUSTUS CLOSE is a very small extended detached house of 103m², built sometime between 1967 and 1975, which could now be worth an estimated £864,094. It was last sold for £700,000 in May 2019, which was around 31% below the average May 2019 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 B.

5 AUGUSTUS CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 5 AUGUSTUS CLOSE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average detached price in the St Albans local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three 5 AUGUSTUS CLOSE 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
2019 14 MAY	£700,000	£1,008,190	31% below HPI
2015 16 DEC	£500,000	£945,939	47% below HPI
2006 11 DEC	£375,500	£599,323	37% below HPI

5 AUGUSTUS CLOSE 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 three 5 AUGUSTUS CLOSE sales between December 2006 and May 2019 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 December 2015 sale was for 47% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 47% below the HPI over time, until the May 2019 sale, where it rises to 31% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 31% below the HPI.

What might 5 AUGUSTUS CLOSE be worth now?

5 AUGUSTUS CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £864,094.

This is based on house price inflation of 23.4%, between May 2019 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 23.4% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 5 AUGUSTUS CLOSE of £700,000 on 14th May 2019. For the value to have increased from £700,000 to £864,094 over the four years and five months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 5 AUGUSTUS CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the St Albans local authority area.
• The May 2019 sale price of £700,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 5 AUGUSTUS CLOSE has not materially changed since May 2019.

How Large is 5 AUGUSTUS CLOSE?

5 AUGUSTUS CLOSE is 103m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in July 2015. This puts it in the smallest 20% 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 5 AUGUSTUS CLOSE lies on this distribution: 18% of detached houses houses are smaller than 5 AUGUSTUS CLOSE, and 81% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in St Albans.

5 AUGUSTUS CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

5 AUGUSTUS CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.068 of an acre, or 277m². The below map shows the location of 5 AUGUSTUS 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 5 AUGUSTUS 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 5 AUGUSTUS CLOSE?

5 AUGUSTUS CLOSE is located in ST. ALBANS, in the AL3 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 5 on AUGUSTUS CLOSE.