9, PONDWICKS CLOSE, ST ALBANS, AL1 1DG - £4,250,000

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

9 PONDWICKS CLOSE is a very large extended detached house of 517m², built sometime between 1976 and 1982, which could now be worth an estimated £4,660,422. It was last sold for £4,250,000 in October 2021, which was around 274% above the average October 2021 detached price in the St Albans local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was June 2021, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was C.

9 PONDWICKS CLOSE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for 9 PONDWICKS 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 9 PONDWICKS 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
2021 8 OCT	£4,250,000	£1,134,930	274% above HPI
2019 23 JAN	£3,600,000	£1,004,670	258% above HPI
2005 25 NOV	£1,500,000	£543,003	176% above HPI

9 PONDWICKS 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 9 PONDWICKS CLOSE sales between November 2005 and October 2021 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 January 2019 sale was for 258% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 258% above the HPI over time, until the October 2021 sale, where it rises to 274% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 274% above the HPI.

What might 9 PONDWICKS CLOSE be worth now?

9 PONDWICKS CLOSE might now be worth an estimated £4,660,422.

This is based on house price inflation of 9.7%, between October 2021 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 9.7% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 9 PONDWICKS CLOSE of £4,250,000 on 8th October 2021. For the value to have increased from £4,250,000 to £4,660,422 over the two years and ten months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 9 PONDWICKS CLOSE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the St Albans local authority area.
• The October 2021 sale price of £4,250,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 9 PONDWICKS CLOSE has not materially changed since October 2021.

How Large is 9 PONDWICKS CLOSE?

9 PONDWICKS CLOSE is 517m², which includes two extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in June 2021. This puts it in the largest 10% 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 9 PONDWICKS CLOSE lies on this distribution: More than 99% of detached houses houses are smaller than 9 PONDWICKS CLOSE, and less than 1% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in St Albans.

9 PONDWICKS CLOSE: Plot and Title Map

9 PONDWICKS CLOSE sits on a plot of roughly 0.693 of an acre, or 2,803m². The below map shows the location of 9 PONDWICKS 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 9 PONDWICKS 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 9 PONDWICKS CLOSE?

9 PONDWICKS CLOSE is located in ST. ALBANS, in the AL1 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 9 on PONDWICKS CLOSE.