Property data
Sale history
£1,695,000 on Jun 2012
Floor plan

Archived estate agent floor plan for 27, Townsend Drive.

Floorplan 27
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Internal area
309 square metres (3,326 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
Price per internal area

This property sold for £5,485 per square metre (£510 per square foot) in Jun 2012. Indexed forward to today's value, this is roughly £7,744 per square metre (£719 per square foot) .

Date Paid price Paid £/sqm Today's value Today's value £/sqm
Jun 2012 £1,695,000 £5,485 £2,393,031 £7,744

Calculated using the latest EPC internal area of 309 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 £2,393,031. 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 £6,340 and £8,590 per square metre (£589 and £798 per square foot). Based on an internal area of 309 m², this implies a valuation between £1,959,000 and £2,654,000. 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
7
Type
Detached
Council tax band
H
Plot size
1,421 square metres (15,296 square feet) - map showing freehold boundary lines
Archived listings
History:
Archived new build listing for 27 Townsend Drive. Advertised on multiple portals. It was added on 21/02/2019. It last appeared Jun 2019.
Photos:

There are 11 archived estate agent listing photos (taken in January 2018) for 27 Townsend Drive.

Photos for 27 Townsend Drive
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Advertiser remarks:
  • 3 bedrooms
EPC Inspections
Summary:
16 September 2010 - energy performance certificate grade E
Reason for EPC:
None
Tenure:
Owner-occupied
Property type:
None , has 10 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 1900 to 1929
Area:
309 sqm (3,326 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Frequently asked questions

27 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 £2,393,031.
  • Based on an internal area of 309 m² and recent prices in St Albans, this implies a lower and upper quartile range from £1,959,000 to £2,654,000, using HouseMetric's implied valuation methodology.

According to HM Land Registry price paid data, 27 Townsend Drive last sold for £1,695,000 in June 2012.

HouseMetric shows 27 Townsend Drive as 309 m² (3,326 sq ft), based on the latest internal area data available for this property. The bedroom count is shown as 7 bedrooms. Bedroom numbers can come from a previous estate agency listing, an EPC record, or an estimate based on the size of the property.

The latest EPC rating shown by HouseMetric is E, from an inspection dated 16 September 2010. EPC information comes from the public Energy Performance Certificate data for England and Wales.

When we last checked, 27 Townsend Drive was in council tax band H. Council Tax bands can change, so check the latest Valuation Office Agency Council Tax list.

27 Townsend Drive is in postcode AL3 5RF, in St Albans. You can also view HouseMetric's sold-price page for Townsend Drive, AL3 5RF or analysis of the St Albans property market.

HouseMetric combines HM Land Registry price paid data, Energy Performance Certificate data and Ordnance Survey/open data. The data were last updated 2 July 2026. Figures such as indexed values and local valuation ranges are calculated estimates for context, while official records can change as public datasets are updated.

For more detail on HouseMetric data sources, update frequency and valuation methods, see the HouseMetric FAQs.