OLD BRIDLE LODGE, GROVE ROAD, ST ALBANS, AL1 1DQ - £1,800,000

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

OLD BRIDLE LODGE is a very large extended detached house of 252m², built sometime before 1900, which could now be worth an estimated £2,474,370. It was last sold for £1,800,000 in August 2015, which was around 99% above the average August 2015 detached price in the St Albans local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was November 2022, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

OLD BRIDLE LODGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for OLD BRIDLE LODGE 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 OLD BRIDLE LODGE 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
2015 25 AUG	£1,800,000	£905,343	99% above HPI
2003 16 JUL	£910,000	£493,463	84% above HPI

OLD BRIDLE LODGE 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 OLD BRIDLE LODGE sales from July 2003 and August 2015 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 2003 sale was for 84% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 84% above the HPI over time, until the August 2015 sale, where it rises to 99% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 99% above the HPI.

What might OLD BRIDLE LODGE be worth now?

OLD BRIDLE LODGE might now be worth an estimated £2,474,370.

This is based on house price inflation of 37.5%, between August 2015 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 37.5% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for OLD BRIDLE LODGE of £1,800,000 on 25th August 2015. For the value to have increased from £1,800,000 to £2,474,370 over the eight years and eight months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of OLD BRIDLE LODGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the St Albans local authority area.
• The August 2015 sale price of £1,800,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of OLD BRIDLE LODGE has not materially changed since August 2015.

How Large is OLD BRIDLE LODGE?

OLD BRIDLE LODGE is 252m², which includes four extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in November 2022. 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 OLD BRIDLE LODGE lies on this distribution: 92% of detached houses houses are smaller than OLD BRIDLE LODGE, and 8% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in St Albans.

OLD BRIDLE LODGE: Plot and Title Map

OLD BRIDLE LODGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.227 of an acre, or 917m². The below map shows the location of OLD BRIDLE LODGE, 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 OLD BRIDLE LODGE). 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 OLD BRIDLE LODGE?

OLD BRIDLE LODGE is located on GROVE ROAD in ST. ALBANS, in the AL1 postcode district. The below map shows the position of OLD BRIDLE LODGE on GROVE ROAD.