42, Wheat Close
42, Wheat Close
Description & Estimates
42, Wheat Close, St. Albans is recorded publicly as a modern freehold house across 710 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 223 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 2 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 42, Wheat Close, St. Albans is £513,878 and its rental estimate is £1,971 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Wheat Close, Sandridge, St. Albans, AL4 falls within the AL4 postal district, in the borough of St. Albans.
Our Data Sources
42, Wheat Close, St. Albans has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in January 2022 and a single entry in the EPC database dated August 2012.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 5 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 42, Wheat Close, St. Albans, we estimate a market value of £539,572 and a rental value of £2,069 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £477,907 and £1,833 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 42, Wheat Close, St. Albans has seen its estimated sale value drop by £360 (0.1%) and its estimated rental value rise by £71 per month (3.6%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.6%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 42, Wheat Close, St. Albans as measuring 223 m2.
That makes it the 8th largest plot in the postcode, where 37 of the 39 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
42, Wheat Close, St. Albans has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 03 Aug 2012.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Electric storage heaters.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 42, Wheat Close, St. Albans completed on 19th January 2022 at £640,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 3.2% over the period since January 2022.
- Sold Jan 2022£640,000
- Sold Aug 2013£322,950
- Sold Jul 2001£173,500
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 42, Wheat Close, St. Albans have sold within a radius of 830 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 28th November 2025, was 41, Wheat Close, St. Albans, AL4 9NN, a freehold house which sold for £605,000.
Read more about house prices in AL4.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Properties Let Nearby
Over the past 2 years our Estate Agent network has recorded 1 let within 830 metres of 42, Wheat Close, St. Albans.
The latest, in November 2025, was 24, Wilstone Drive, St. Albans, AL4 9TT, a freehold house let by Collinson Hall.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
Location Comparison
Of the 45 addresses on Wheat Close, Sandridge, St. Albans, AL4, 42, Wheat Close, St. Albans comes out as the 28th largest and the 27th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £160k less expensive than the average property across the AL4 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 200mWheatfields Junior Mixed School
- 200mWheatfields Infants' and Nursery School
- 900mSkyswood Primary & Nursery School
- 400mSandringham School
- 1.2kmSt Albans Girls' School
- 1.8kmVerulam School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 42, Wheat Close, St. Albans, the nearest station is St Albans City, 2.5 kilometres away.
- 2.5kmSt Albans City
- 3.6kmSt Albans Abbey
- 5.4kmPark Street
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
