Property data
Sale history
£190,000 on Jun 2002
Internal area
92 square metres (990 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
Price per internal area

This property sold for £2,065 per square metre (£192 per square foot) in Jun 2002. Indexed forward to today's value, this is roughly £6,468 per square metre (£601 per square foot) .

Date Paid price Paid £/sqm Today's value Today's value £/sqm
Jun 2002 £190,000 £2,065 £595,090 £6,468

Calculated using the latest EPC internal area of 92 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 £595,090. 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 £5,580 and £7,240 per square metre (£518 and £672 per square foot). Based on an internal area of 92 m², this implies a valuation between £513,000 and £666,000. 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
3
Type
Semi-detached
Council tax band
E
Plot size
254 square metres (2,734 square feet) - map showing freehold boundary lines
Company ownership
Title number
HD154908
Tenure
Freehold
Title address
8 Vanda Crescent, St Albans
Owner
THE SALVATION ARMY TRUSTEE COMPANY (Company reference number: 00259322)
Proprietor address: 1 Champion Park, London SE5 8FJ
Price paid on title: £190,000
Ownership record added to Land Registry's corporate ownership dataset 29 Jul 2002
EPC Inspections
Summary:
04 July 2023 - energy performance certificate grade D
Certificate:
View energy certificate on GOV.UK
Reason for EPC:
marketed sale
Tenure:
Owner-occupied
Property type:
Semi-Detached House , has 5 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 1900 to 1929
Area:
92 sqm (990 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Walls: Cavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: Pitched, 150 mm loft insulation. Heating: Boiler and radiators, mains gas.

Summary:
18 March 2014 - energy performance certificate grade E
Certificate:
View energy certificate on GOV.UK
Reason for EPC:
Rental
Tenure:
Private rental
Property type:
Semi-Detached House , has 5 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 1930 to 1949
Area:
88 sqm (947 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Walls: Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: Pitched, 100mm loft insulation. Heating: Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Frequently asked questions

8 Vanda Crescent 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 £595,090.
  • Based on an internal area of 92 m² and recent prices in St Albans, this implies a lower and upper quartile range from £513,000 to £666,000, using HouseMetric's implied valuation methodology.

According to HM Land Registry price paid data, 8 Vanda Crescent last sold for £190,000 in June 2002.

HouseMetric shows 8 Vanda Crescent as 92 m² (990 sq ft), based on the latest internal area data available for this property. The bedroom count is shown as 3 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 D, from an inspection dated 04 July 2023. EPC information comes from the public Energy Performance Certificate data for England and Wales.

When we last checked, 8 Vanda Crescent was in council tax band E. Council Tax bands can change, so check the latest Valuation Office Agency Council Tax list.

8 Vanda Crescent is in postcode AL1 5EX, in St Albans. You can also view HouseMetric's sold-price page for Vanda Crescent, AL1 5EX 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.