22, Townsend Drive, AL3 5RQ
22 Townsend Drive is a 565 m² / 6,082 sq ft detached home in St Albans. It sold for £1,925,000 in August 2009. Indexed forward to today's value, that sale is roughly £3,592k. Recent local prices imply a broad valuation context of £3,644k to £4,853k based on its internal area. The Land Registry and EPC data was last updated 8 October 2026.
- Sale history
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£1,925,000 on Aug 2009
- Internal area
- 565 square metres (6,082 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
- Price per internal area
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This property sold for £3,407 per square metre (£317 per square foot) in Aug 2009. Indexed forward to today's value, this is roughly £6,357 per square metre (£591 per square foot) .
Date Paid price Paid £/sqm Today's value Today's value £/sqm Aug 2009 £1,925,000 £3,407 £3,591,749 £6,357 Calculated using the latest EPC internal area of 565 m². Earlier sale dates may not have had the same measured area available.
- Valuation
- The most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £3,591,749. This is one data point to inform the valuation. Another method is the valuation implied by what comparable homes are selling for. Homes in St Albans are now selling for between £6,450 and £8,590 per square metre (£599 and £798 per square foot). Based on an internal area of 565 m², this implies a valuation between £3,644,000 and £4,853,000. Treat this as context only. For a valuation using hand-picked comparable sales, use the Advanced search tool — create a shortlist of similar condition homes, then export a valuation report.
- Bedrooms
- 6
- Type
- Detached
- Council tax band
- H
- Planning ref:
- January 2024 TP/2024/0063
- Type:
- Tree and hedge works
- Status:
- Decision has yet to be made
- Address:
- Catalina House 22 Townsend Drive St Albans Hertfordshire
- Description:
- T7-Horse Chestnut-Crown reduce all round by 2-3 metres to maintain size and shape. T4-Oak-Crown reduce all round by 1-2 metres to maintain size and shape as neighbours are complaining. T3-Sycamore-Crown reduce all round by 1-2 metres to maintain size and
- Planning ref:
- August 2021 TP/2021/0361
- Type:
- Tree and hedge works
- Status:
- Application refused
- Address:
- Catalina House 22 Townsend Drive St Albans Hertfordshir
- Description:
- T2 - Oak (T4 on TPO plan)- Crown reduce by 20% to maintain size and shape T3- Sycamore (T3 on TPO plan) - Crown reduce by 20% to maintain size and shape Neighbours at the back of the property are complaining.
- Planning ref:
- May 2021 TP/2021/0218
- Type:
- Tree and hedge works
- Status:
- Application approved with conditions
- Address:
- Catalina House 22 Townsend Drive St Albans Hertfordshir
- Description:
- T7 (T1 on submitted plan) -Horse Chestnut- Crown reduce by 25%, back to old pruning points to maintain size and shape. T4 (T2 on submitted plan)-Oak- Crown reduce by 20%, back to old pruning points to maintain size and shape. T3-Sycamore (T3 on submitted
- Summary:
- 24 July 2009 - energy performance certificate grade C
- Certificate:
- View energy certificate on GOV.UK
- Reason for EPC:
- marketed sale
- Tenure:
- Unknown
- Property type:
- Detached House , has 14 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 2007 to onwards
- Area:
- 565 sqm (6,082 square foot) total internal area
- Comments:
- Walls: Cavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed). Roof: Roof room(s), insulated (assumed). Heating: Boiler and underfloor, mains gas.
22 Townsend Drive is worth whatever price a willing buyer and seller agree upon. However, the following can provide useful context.
- HouseMetric estimates the most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £3,591,749.
- Based on an internal area of 565 m² and recent prices in St Albans, this implies a lower and upper quartile range from £3,644,000 to £4,853,000, using HouseMetric's implied valuation methodology.
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