Meadow View, 24 Old Watling Street, Flamstead, St. Albans, AL3 8HL

UPRN:100080713764Detached House6 bedsBuilt 1930-1949

FreeholdCouncil Tax: Band FEPC: E (40)

Data freshness:Listing· freshOwnership· freshEPC· 6mo agoRisk· 5mo agoConnectivity· 1mo agoSchools· 1mo agoAmenities· 2mo agoArea· Census 2021Council Tax· 6mo ago

Meadow View, 24 Old Watling Street, Flamstead, St. Albans, AL3 8HL

HP Score

/ 100

Mixed

Verdict

yesterday

Verdict: INVESTIGATE, on a scale of Buy, Investigate, Avoid.
Mixed signals - investigate

Evidence

19 of 21 sources

Sale Estimate

£801,000

£761k - £841kHigh

Estimate

£801k

Range

£761k – £841k

Rent Estimate (pcm)

£3,300

£3k - £4k

Monthly

£3,300

Yield

4.74%

Verdict

Derived from HomePortfolio scores

Meadow View earns an INVESTIGATE rating with HP Score 62/100. Investment score 55/100 reflects moderate fundamentals. Crime intensity is low. Walkability is limited (27/100). Flood risk is not assessed: check the Environment Agency long-term flood map before offering. Tenure is freehold. Every figure here comes from the live HomePortfolio API; anything it does not publish is left out.

Key SourcesEPC RegisterPortal listingsOfcom Connected NationsOfcom mobile coverageMarket estimates (third-party AVM)HM Land Registry sales matched to addressDefra strategic noise mapping, England Round 4 (Contains Defra data © Crown copyright and database right 2023-2024, Open Government Licence v3.0)Walk ScoreONS Census 2021Police.ukHM Land Registry company ownershipHM Land Registry covenantsHM Land Registry Price PaidPlanIt / council planning portalsOverture Maps PlacesOfsted / DfE GIAS

HP Score

62/ 100

Mixed

Investment Score

55/ 100

Moderate

Crime Score

32/ 100

Moderate

Walkability

27/ 100

Low

Transit & Bike

Transit 4Bike 19

Walk Score, out of 100

Opportunity

Not scored as an opportunity

We will not put a number on this one.

listing is 'Sold subject to contract' - sale already progressing, not an actionable opportunity

Withholding a score is deliberate. A number built on missing or stale inputs would look more certain than the evidence allows.

Economics

What happens to your money

Your assumptions

Purchase price£835,000

At the asking price

Monthly rent£3,300/mo

Evidenced range £2,950-£3,600

Interest rate5.4%

Loan to value75%

Cash required: £283,550
Net cash flow: -£534/mo
Cash on cash: -2.3%
Score at this price: -

After a 8% void allowance, 15% management and 10% maintenance. Lender coverage (rent ÷ interest): 1.17 - below the usual 1.25 test. These are your assumptions, not evidence: only the pre-filled rent and price come from the record.

Risks

What could kill this deal

Score confidence is low
largely a single source - treat the number as a prompt, not a conclusion

Property risk deep-dive →flood, subsidence, crime, environment - the full domain

Plan

Before you offer

1. Commission a full structural survey, not a basic condition report.
The score prices market evidence, not the fabric of the building.

Every step above was generated from a specific gap or flag in the evidence - no generic advice, no invented tasks.

Valuation & Market

Sale Estimate£801,000

Rent Estimate (pcm)£3,300

Gross Yield4.74%

1y Growth-

3y Growth+1.0%

5y Growth+1.6%

10y Growth+2.6%

Last Sold Price£605,000 (2018-04-25)

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Risk Overview

Flood RiskUnknown
SubsidenceModerate
RadonLow
MiningLow
LandslideLow
Air QualityLow
NoiseLow

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Planning Activity

Recent Apps

3AL3 8HL

Approval Rate

66.7%12mo

Development

low

26/02411/FHA
Proposed garage building, with alterations to approved scheme (4/00869/01/FHA) following refusal of application 21/02424/FHA
Pending
26/02398/AGD
Construction of agricultural building
Pending
26/01761/FUL
To alter and improve the entrance to Flamstead's active burial ground, God's Acre. Improve parking allowing for 2 off road spaces and to alter the frontage to accommodate this.
Pending

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Ownership

Corporate Ownership62.8%
Overseas OwnershipNo
Lease Term Remaining-
CovenantsRestrictive
Lease TypeFreehold
Last Ownership Change2018-04-25
SourceLand Registry

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Connectivity

Broadband (Standard)

23 Mbps

Mobile 4G/5G Coverage

EEThreeO2Vodafone

EV Charger

PTAL Rating

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Area Profile

Median EarningsLocal authority£36,473

Population Density87 /km²

Owner Occupied82%

Age Distribution

0-15 21%16-64 58%65+ 21%

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Schools Nearby

Flamstead Village School
0.8 mi
Good
Markyate Village School and Nursery
1.3 mi
Area grades2025
Inspected after Ofsted withdrew the single overall grade.
Claystone School
1.6 mi
Report card2026
Ofsted no longer awards a single overall grade.
Slip End Village School
1.7 mi
Area grades2024
Inspected after Ofsted withdrew the single overall grade.

3 of 12 nearby schools with published figures were oversubscribed in 2026 - demand, not a catchment.

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Comparables

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Meadow View, 24 Old Watling Street
-
£840k
-
15 Old Watling Street
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£520k
-
5 Old Watling Street
-
£425k
-
The Oaks, 2 Old Watling Street
-
£633k
-

Boundary data not available for this property

No registered title polygon, building footprint, or street match for this property yet.

Why: No HMLR INSPIRE / OSM footprint / OS Open USRN match for this UPRN

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE / OpenStreetMap / OS Open USRN