6, BATCHWOOD DRIVE, ST ALBANS, AL3 5SB - £585,000

Based on the December 2024 Price Paid Data (released on 29th January 2025), the November 2024 House Price Index (released on 15th January 2025), and the December 2024 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 31st January 2025). Sources

6 BATCHWOOD DRIVE is a very small semi-detached house of 77m², built sometime between 1900 and 1929. It was last sold for £585,000 in February 2020, which was around 40% below the average February 2020 detached price in the St Albans local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was November 2012, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

6 BATCHWOOD DRIVE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 6 BATCHWOOD 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 6 BATCHWOOD 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
2020 27 FEB	£585,000	£974,825	40% below HPI
2013 19 APR	£315,000	£685,630	54% below HPI

6 BATCHWOOD 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 6 BATCHWOOD DRIVE sales from April 2013 and February 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 April 2013 sale was for 54% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 54% below the HPI over time, until the February 2020 sale, where it rises to 40% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 40% below the HPI.

How Large is 6 BATCHWOOD DRIVE?

6 BATCHWOOD DRIVE is 77m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in November 2012. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses in St Albans, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses by size in St Albans, and where 6 BATCHWOOD DRIVE lies on this distribution: 3% of detached houses are smaller than 6 BATCHWOOD DRIVE, and 97% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in St Albans.

6 BATCHWOOD DRIVE: Plot and Title Map

6 BATCHWOOD DRIVE sits on a plot of roughly 0.110 of an acre, or 446m². The below map shows the location of 6 BATCHWOOD 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 6 BATCHWOOD 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 6 BATCHWOOD DRIVE?

6 BATCHWOOD DRIVE is located in ST ALBANS, in the AL3 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 6 on BATCHWOOD DRIVE.