12B, Townsend Drive
12B, Townsend Drive
Description & Estimates
12B, Townsend Drive, St. Albans is recorded publicly as a modern freehold house across 3,552 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 1,744 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 5 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 12B, Townsend Drive, St. Albans is £2,480,906 and its rental estimate is £6,971 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Townsend Drive, St. Albans, AL3 falls within the AL3 postal district, in the borough of St. Albans.
Our Data Sources
12B, Townsend Drive, St. Albans has a single entry in the Land Registry from May 2025 and a single entry in the EPC database dated May 2021.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low 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 12B, Townsend Drive, St. Albans, we estimate a market value of £2,604,951 and a rental value of £7,319 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £2,307,243 and £6,483 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 12B, Townsend Drive, St. Albans has seen its estimated sale value fall by £643,656 (25.9%) and its estimated rental value move up by £163 per month (2.3%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 3.4%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 12B, Townsend Drive, St. Albans as measuring 1,744 m2.
That makes it the largest plot in the postcode, where 19 of the 20 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
12B, Townsend Drive, St. Albans has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 28 May 2021.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, oil.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 12B, Townsend Drive, St. Albans completed on 1st May 2025 at £2,500,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have dropped by 25.9% over the period since May 2025.
- Sold May 2025£2,500,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 1 property similar to 12B, Townsend Drive, St. Albans has sold within a radius of 590 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 29th June 2015, was 8, Harpenden Road, St. Albans, AL3 5AB, a freehold house which sold for £1,975,000.
Read more about house prices in AL3.
•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 3 lets within 590 metres of 12B, Townsend Drive, St. Albans.
The latest, in April 2025, was 7 Cumberland Court, Carlisle Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5LS, a leasehold flat let by Collinson Hall.
- Let Apr 2025£ Undisclosed | 1 Bed FlatCarlisle Avenue7 Cumberland Court, Carlisle Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5LS
- Let agreed May 2024£ Undisclosed | 1 Bed FlatCarlisle Avenue24 Cumberland Court, Carlisle Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5LS
- Let agreed Aug 2023£ Undisclosed | 1 Bed FlatCarlisle Avenue23 Cumberland Court, Carlisle Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5LS
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
Location Comparison
Of the 66 addresses on Townsend Drive, St. Albans, AL3, 12B, Townsend Drive, St. Albans comes out as the 5th largest and the 4th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £1.8m more expensive than the average property across the AL3 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 200mGarden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School
- 700mBernards Heath Junior School
- 800mBernards Heath Infant and Nursery School
- 900mSt Albans Girls' School
- 1.2kmLoreto College
- 1.3kmTownsend Church of England School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 12B, Townsend Drive, St. Albans, the nearest station is St Albans City, 1.5 kilometres away.
- 1.5kmSt Albans City
- 2.0kmSt Albans Abbey
- 4.1kmPark Street
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.
