Property data
Sale history
£1,950,500 on Nov 2016
Internal area
212 square metres (2,282 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
Price per internal area

This property sold for £9,200 per square metre (£855 per square foot) in Nov 2016. Indexed forward to today's value, this is roughly £10,427 per square metre (£969 per square foot) .

Date Paid price Paid £/sqm Today's value Today's value £/sqm
Nov 2016 £1,950,500 £9,200 £2,210,578 £10,427

Calculated using the latest EPC internal area of 212 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 £2,210,578. 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 £6,750 and £8,690 per square metre (£627 and £807 per square foot). Based on an internal area of 212 m², this implies a valuation between £1,431,000 and £1,842,000. 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
5
Type
Detached
Council tax band
H
Archived listings
History:
Archived rental listing for 20 Faircross Way. Advertised on multiple portals. It was added on 13/01/2017. It last appeared Mar 2017.
Photos:

There are 10 archived estate agent listing photos (taken in March 2011) for 20 Faircross Way.

Photos for 20 Faircross Way
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Advertiser remarks:
  • 4 bedrooms
Planning applications
Planning ref:
March 2021 5/2021/0300
Type:
Discharge of conditions imposed on an existing application
Status:
Application approved with conditions
Address:
20 Faircross Way St Albans Hertfordshir
Description:
Discharge of Condition 2 (tree house) of planning permission 5/2019/3131 dated 24/01/2020 for Erection of tree house (retrospective)

Planning ref:
November 2020 5/2020/2229
Type:
Discharge of conditions imposed on an existing application
Status:
Application approved with conditions
Address:
20 Faircross Way St Albans Hertfordshir
Description:
Discharge of Condition 2 (screening) of planning permission 5/2019/3131 dated 24/01/2020 for Erection of tree house (retrospective)

Planning ref:
January 2020 5/2019/3131
Type:
Full and householder planning application
Status:
Application approved with conditions
Address:
20 Faircross Way St Albans Hertfordshir
Description:
Erection of tree house (retrospective)
EPC Inspections
Summary:
26 April 2016 - energy performance certificate grade E
Certificate:
View energy certificate on GOV.UK
Reason for EPC:
marketed sale
Tenure:
Owner-occupied
Property type:
Detached House , has 8 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 1950 to 1966
Area:
212 sqm (2,282 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Walls: Cavity wall, filled cavity. Roof: Pitched, 250 mm loft insulation. Heating: Boiler and radiators, oil.
Frequently asked questions

20 Faircross Way 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 £2,210,578.
  • Based on an internal area of 212 m² and recent prices in St Albans, this implies a lower and upper quartile range from £1,431,000 to £1,842,000, using HouseMetric's implied valuation methodology.

According to HM Land Registry price paid data, 20 Faircross Way last sold for £1,950,500 in November 2016.

HouseMetric shows 20 Faircross Way as 212 m² (2,282 sq ft), based on the latest internal area data available for this property. The bedroom count is shown as 5 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 26 April 2016. EPC information comes from the public Energy Performance Certificate data for England and Wales.

When we last checked, 20 Faircross Way was in council tax band H. Council Tax bands can change, so check the latest Valuation Office Agency Council Tax list.

20 Faircross Way is in postcode AL1 4SD, in St Albans. You can also view HouseMetric's sold-price page for Faircross Way, AL1 4SD 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 1 June 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.