According to the public record, 2, Chestnut Drive, St. Albans is a freehold house.
By comparing it to neighbours, we estimate that it is a mid-century house with 973 ft2 of internal area and a garden.
Houses of this size in this area normally have 3 bedrooms.
Chestnut Drive, St. Albans, AL4 is located in the borough of St. Albans within the AL4 postal district.
2, Chestnut Drive, St. Albans has a single entry in the Land Registry database from July 2006 and no records in the EPC database.
We combine this sold price information with public data of neighbouring properties to estimate the attributes and values.
Based on public information available, and assuming the property is in reasonable condition, we estimate the current sale value for 2 Chestnut Drive St. Albans as £703,008 and the rental value as £2,267 per month giving an expected gross yield of 3.9%.
Over the last 12 months the sale value of 2 Chestnut Drive St. Albans has decreased by £1,110 (0.2%) and its rental value has increased by £102 per month (4.5%).
Decorative condition can have a big effect on a property's value and this effect varies depending on the type, size and location of the property.
If 2, Chestnut Drive, St. Albans is in very good condition we estimate a sale value of £738,159 and rental value of £2,380 per month.
However, if the property needs a lot of cosmetic work we estimate a sale value of £653,798 and a rental value of £2,108 per month.
According to HM Land Registry, 2, Chestnut Drive, St. Albans was last sold on 31 Jul 2006 for £359,950 and was recorded as a freehold house.
The property has only had this single sale since 1995.
According to the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents, there have been 3 sales of properties similar to 2, Chestnut Drive, St. Albans within a radius of 256m over the last 2 years.
The most recent example is 74, Woodland Drive, St. Albans, AL4 0ET, a Freehold house which sold for £850,000 in Jul 2023.
Read more about house prices in AL4.
Our network of Estate Agents report 1 let within a 269m radius of 2, Chestnut Drive, St. Albans over the last 2 years.
Most recently 61, St. Johns Court, St. Albans, AL1 4TR, a Freehold house let by Collinson Hall for an undisclosed amount in Dec 2023.
Chestnut Drive, St. Albans, AL4 has a total of 41 addresses. According to our analysis of all the public data, 2, Chestnut Drive, St. Albans is the 24th largest and the 23rd most expensive property on the street.
When compared to the postcode district it is £59k more expensive than the average property in AL4.
The closest station to 2, Chestnut Drive, St. Albans is St Albans City station which is 1.7 km away.
According to recent data from Ofcom, there is poor internet coverage in this area which may result in poor or no internet connectivity.
According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be very low.
The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.
In the area around 2, Chestnut Drive, St. Albans, 52.3% of property is privately owned with a mortgage and 43.2% is privately owned outright.
The graph below shows how this compares to Greater London and the rest of England & Wales.
The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.
In the area around 2, Chestnut Drive, St. Albans, 26.7% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 59.1% as possessing degree level qualifications.
The graph below shows how this compares to Greater London and the rest of England & Wales
The recent census recorded whether a property was a primary or secondary home for the resident.
In the area around 2, Chestnut Drive, St. Albans, 0.3% of property was a second home.
Comparison figures for East of England and the rest of England & Wales are listed below.
The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.
In the area around 2, Chestnut Drive, St. Albans, there are an average of 1.7 cars per household.
See below for how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales.
The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.
In the area around 2, Chestnut Drive, St. Albans, the average age was 37.1 and the most common age was 42.
The graph below shows how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales