17, Townsend Drive, AL3 5RB
17 Townsend Drive is a 112 m² / 1,206 sq ft semi-detached home in St Albans. It sold for £625,000 in November 2013, recorded as a new-build sale. Indexed forward to today's value, that sale is roughly £818k. Recent local prices imply a broad valuation context of £710k to £962k based on its internal area. The Land Registry and EPC data was last updated 2 July 2026.
- Sale history
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£625,000 on Nov 2013 New build New
- Floor plan
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Archived estate agent floor plan for 17, Townsend Drive.
- Internal area
- 112 square metres (1,206 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
- Price per internal area
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This property sold for £5,580 per square metre (£518 per square foot) in Nov 2013. Indexed forward to today's value, this is roughly £7,300 per square metre (£678 per square foot) .
Date Paid price Paid £/sqm Today's value Today's value £/sqm Nov 2013 £625,000 £5,580 £817,591 £7,300 Calculated using the latest EPC internal area of 112 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 £817,591. 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 112 m², this implies a valuation between £710,000 and £962,000. 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
- 4
- Type
- Semi-detached
- Council tax band
- na
- Summary:
- 13 March 2013 - energy performance certificate grade B
- Certificate:
- View energy certificate on GOV.UK
- Reason for EPC:
- New dwelling
- Tenure:
- Unknown
- Property type:
- Semi-Detached House Estimated year built None to None
- Area:
- 112 sqm (1,206 square foot) total internal area
- Comments:
- Heating: Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
- Summary:
- 08 May 2011 - energy performance certificate grade E
- Reason for EPC:
- None
- Tenure:
- Unknown
- Property type:
- None , has 9 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 1900 to 1929
- Area:
- 180 sqm (1,938 square foot) total internal area
- Comments:
17 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 £817,591.
- Based on an internal area of 112 m² and recent prices in St Albans, this implies a lower and upper quartile range from £710,000 to £962,000, using HouseMetric's implied valuation methodology.
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