26, Franklin Close
26, Franklin Close
Description & Estimates
26, Franklin Close, St. Albans appears in the public record as a freehold house sitting on a 227 m2 plot.
By comparing it to nearby properties, we estimate it to be a mid-century house with 969 ft2 of internal area and a garden.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms.
Our estimate of the sale value of 26, Franklin Close, St. Albans is £500,271 and its rental estimate is £2,104 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Franklin Close, Colney Heath, St. Albans, AL4 falls within the AL4 postal district, in the borough of St. Albans.
Our Data Sources
26, Franklin Close, St. Albans has 21 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in May 2010 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.
The local information is scored as 4 out of 5 and is considered of high accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 26, Franklin Close, St. Albans, we estimate a market value of £525,284 and a rental value of £2,209 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £465,252 and £1,956 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 26, Franklin Close, St. Albans has seen its estimated sale value decline by £609 (0.1%) and its estimated rental value climb by £79 per month (3.8%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.0%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 26, Franklin Close, St. Albans as measuring 227 m2.
That makes it the 12th largest plot in the postcode, where all 21 other houses have recorded plot data.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 26, Franklin Close, St. Albans completed on 14th May 2010 at £250,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 117.4% over the period since May 2010.
- Sold May 2010£250,000
- Sold Oct 2001£180,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 26, Franklin Close, St. Albans have sold within a radius of 1.1 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 31st July 2024, was 24, Franklin Close, St. Albans, AL4 0QL, a freehold house which sold for £545,000.
Read more about house prices in AL4.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 21 addresses on Franklin Close, Colney Heath, St. Albans, AL4, 26, Franklin Close, St. Albans comes out as the 10th largest and the 11th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £173k less expensive than the average property across the AL4 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 1.2kmColney Heath Primary School
- 1.5kmDe Havilland Primary School
- 1.6kmSt Mary's Church of England VA Primary School, Welham Green
- 2.4kmBishop's Hatfield Girls' School
- 2.7kmOnslow St Audrey's School
- 3.1kmNicholas Breakspear Catholic School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 26, Franklin Close, St. Albans, the nearest station is Welham Green, 2.4 kilometres away.
- 2.4kmWelham Green
- 3.3kmHatfield (Herts)
- 3.6kmBrookmans Park
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches superfast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Superfast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
