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5 Townsend Drive, AL3 5RB

Sold prices, property history and local context for 5 Townsend Drive, St Albans, AL3 5RB, from HM Land Registry and EPC records.

Last sold
£1,500,000
10 May 2019
Recorded sales
1
since 2019
Type
Detached house
Freehold
Floor area
209 m²
from its EPC
£ per m²
£7,177
at its last sold price
This home in brief

5 Townsend Drive, in AL3, is a freehold detached house on Townsend Drive. It last sold for £1,500,000 in 2019, its only sale in HM Land Registry's records. Its EPC records 209 m² of floor space — about £7,177 per square metre at that last price. For context, AL3's median over the last 8 years is £590,000 — this home's last sale was 154% higher.

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What might it be worth now?

An indicative range from carrying the 2019 sale forward with AL3's market movement — not a valuation of this individual home.

Indicative range
£1,507,000£2,013,000
as of 2026
Last sold
£1,500,000
2019
AL3 movement since
×1.17
district median growth

Based on the change in AL3's yearly median sold price between 2019 and 2026, applied to this home's own 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 5 Townsend Drive

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

DatePriceChangeTypeTenureNew build
10 May 2019£1,500,000Detached houseFreehold

Other homes at AL3 5RB

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Townsend Drive.

AddressLast soldPriceSalesFloor area
1 Townsend Drive1997£393,0001
7 Townsend Drive2007£887,5001
9 Townsend Drive2005£700,0002
13 Townsend Drive2023£1,842,0003
15a Townsend Drive1999£288,5002
The Shire, 15a, Townsend Drive2016£1,090,0001
17 Townsend Drive2013£625,0001

The street and the area

Where 5 Townsend Drive sits in its local market.

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

5 Townsend Drive: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC and VOA records.

When did 5 Townsend Drive last sell, and for how much?

5 Townsend Drive last sold for £1,500,000 on 10 May 2019, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 5 Townsend Drive been sold?

HM Land Registry records 1 sale for 5 Townsend Drive. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 5 Townsend Drive?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 209 m² of floor area.

What is 5 Townsend Drive worth today?

Carrying its 2019 sale price forward with AL3's market movement suggests roughly £1,507,000–£2,013,000 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.