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1 Gainsborough Avenue, AL1 4NJ

Sold prices, property history and local context for 1 Gainsborough Avenue, St Albans, AL1 4NJ, from HM Land Registry and EPC records.

Last sold
£1,795,808
1 Aug 2025
Recorded sales
2
since 2012
Type
Detached house
Freehold
Floor area
195 m²
from its EPC
£ per m²
£9,209
at its last sold price
This home in brief

1 Gainsborough Avenue, in AL1, is a freehold detached house on Gainsborough Avenue. It last sold for £1,795,808 in 2025 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 180% on its first recorded sale of £641,250 in 2012. Its EPC records 195 m² of floor space — about £9,209 per square metre at that last price. For context, AL1's median over the last 8 years is £520,000 — this home's last sale was 245% higher.

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What might it be worth now?

An indicative range from carrying the 2025 sale forward at this home's own historical growth rate — not a formal valuation.

Indicative range
£1,808,000£2,090,000
as of 2026
Last sold
£1,795,808
2025
Its own growth
8.5%/yr
compounded across 2 recorded sales

Based on this home's own compounded sale-price growth (8.5% 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 Gainsborough Avenue

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

DatePriceChangeTypeTenureNew build
1 Aug 2025£1,795,808+180% (+8.5%/yr)Detached houseFreehold
23 Nov 2012£641,250Detached houseFreehold

Other homes at AL1 4NJ

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

AddressLast soldPriceSalesFloor area
1a Gainsborough Avenue2001£640,0003
3 Gainsborough Avenue2007£876,0001
5 Gainsborough Avenue2019£1,015,0001132 m²
7 Gainsborough Avenue2005£485,0001
11 Gainsborough Avenue1996£272,0001
13 Gainsborough Avenue2006£695,0002180 m²
15 Gainsborough Avenue2022£1,650,0001246 m²
17 Gainsborough Avenue2024£1,300,0001
19 Gainsborough Avenue2014£1,088,0003159 m²
25 Gainsborough Avenue2012£825,0001
27 Gainsborough Avenue2016£1,285,0002
29 Gainsborough Avenue2013£745,0001
31 Gainsborough Avenue2013£638,0001

The street and the area

Where 1 Gainsborough Avenue sits in its local market.

AL1 median
£520,000
last 8 years
Gainsborough Avenue sold prices & street profile →AL1 house prices & area guide →

1 Gainsborough Avenue: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC and VOA records.

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

1 Gainsborough Avenue last sold for £1,795,808 on 1 Aug 2025, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 1 Gainsborough Avenue been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 1 Gainsborough Avenue between 2012 and 2025. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 1 Gainsborough Avenue?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 195 m² of floor area.

What is 1 Gainsborough Avenue worth today?

Carrying its 2025 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 8.5% a year across 2 sales suggests roughly £1,808,000–£2,090,000 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.