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1 Folly Avenue, AL3 5QE

Sold prices, property history and local context for 1 Folly Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5QE, from HM Land Registry and EPC records.

Last sold
£450,000
26 Feb 2016
Recorded sales
3
since 1998
Type
Semi-detached house
Freehold
Floor area
57 m²
from its EPC
£ per m²
£7,895
at its last sold price
This home in brief

1 Folly Avenue, in AL3, is a freehold semi-detached house on Folly Avenue. It last sold for £450,000 in 2016 — its 3rd recorded sale, up 285% on its first recorded sale of £117,000 in 1998. At 57 m² (per its EPC) the last sale works out near £7,895/m². For context, AL3's median over the last 8 years is £590,000 — this home's last sale was 24% lower.

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What might it be worth now?

An indicative range from carrying the 2016 sale forward at this home's own historical growth rate — not a formal valuation.

Indicative range
£823,000£1,197,000
as of 2026
Last sold
£450,000
2016
Its own growth
8%/yr
compounded across 3 recorded sales

Based on this home's own compounded sale-price growth (8% a year between its recorded sales), projected from its last sale. It can't see improvements, condition or anything specific to the property — the £5 report values it against individual comparable sales instead.

Sale history for 1 Folly Avenue

Every transaction recorded by HM Land Registry for this address, newest first.

DatePriceChangeTypeTenureNew build
26 Feb 2016£450,000+88% (+8.9%/yr)Semi-detached houseFreehold
17 Oct 2008£240,000+105% (+7.4%/yr)Semi-detached houseFreehold
2 Oct 1998£117,000Semi-detached houseFreehold

Other homes at AL3 5QE

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Folly Avenue.

AddressLast soldPriceSalesFloor area
3 Folly Avenue2021£616,5005
9 Folly Avenue2024£630,0002
13 Folly Avenue2016£722,0002121 m²
15 Folly Avenue2022£892,0004
17 Folly Avenue2007£475,0001
19 Folly Avenue2015£708,0002100 m²
1, Folly Court, Folly Avenue2013£178,0004
2, Folly Court, Folly Avenue2012£168,0004
3, Folly Court, Folly Avenue2023£253,0002
4, Folly Court, Folly Avenue2023£277,0005

The street and the area

Where 1 Folly Avenue sits in its local market.

AL3 median
£590,000
last 8 years
Folly Avenue sold prices & street profile →AL3 house prices & area guide →

1 Folly Avenue: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC and VOA records.

When did 1 Folly Avenue last sell, and for how much?

1 Folly Avenue last sold for £450,000 on 26 Feb 2016, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 1 Folly Avenue been sold?

HM Land Registry records 3 sales for 1 Folly Avenue between 1998 and 2016. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 1 Folly Avenue?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 57 m² of floor area.

What is 1 Folly Avenue worth today?

Carrying its 2016 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 8% a year across 3 sales suggests roughly £823,000–£1,197,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. EPC data © Crown copyright. Council tax band from the Valuation Office Agency. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded transactions and are not a valuation of this home; the indicative range is a district-level projection, not a survey or appraisal.