96 The Ridgeway
AL4 9PS
- Semi-detached
- Freehold
- 3 bedrooms (estimate)
- 936 sq ft
- EPC C
What comparable sales show
Strong match£708,000
Range £623,000 to £793,000 · £756 per sq ft
Since last sale
−£23,000
−3.1% since May 2024, −1.3% a year
Rank in AL4 9PS
17th of 17
Postcode average £932,412
From completed sales of similar homes nearby, adjusted for floor area. It cannot see condition, layout or recent work, so it is not a valuation.
In short
96 The Ridgeway is a 3 bedroom freehold semi-detached in AL4 of about 936 sq ft.
Comparable completed sales nearby put it at £623,000 to £793,000, about £708,000 in the middle.
That makes it the 17th highest of the 17 homes we can compare in AL4 9PS, where the middle figure averages £932,412.
It last sold for £731,000 in May 2024; comparable sales suggest it has lost about £23,000 since, roughly −1.3% a year.
Across St Albans, average prices rose 3.2% in the year to August 2026.
Where in the range would yours sell?
Condition and improvements usually decide it, and only someone who sees the home can say.
Lower end
£623,000
Middle
£708,000
Upper end
£793,000
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The street
The Ridgeway and its sales
96 The Ridgeway on the map
This home, the completed sales its figure is worked out from, and the other sales on The Ridgeway. Choose a pin for the address, size and date.
The Land Registry records a sale by its postcode, so pins sit at the postcode, close to the home, not on its doorstep. Map: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
How 96 The Ridgeway compares with The Ridgeway
Against the 24 completed sales on the street in the last two years
Price
Size
Per sq ft
- Its middle figure of £708,000 is 70% above the street's median sale price of £416,250.
- At 936 sq ft it is 17% below the median size of the homes sold here, 1,130 sq ft.
- That is £756 per sq ft, 7% above the street's median of £704 per sq ft.
- 13 of those 24 sales completed for less than this home's middle figure, and 11 for the same or more.
A comparison of completed sales, not a valuation: it cannot see condition, layout or work done since a home last sold.
Sales activity on The Ridgeway
Completed sales registered with HM Land Registry, by quarter
- Sales in two years
- 24
- Average price
- £670,784
- Lowest
- £240,000
- Highest
- £1,760,023
| Quarter | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 4 | £690,120 |
| Q2 2025 | 5 | £272,500 |
| Q3 2025 | 2 | £855,500 |
| Q4 2025 | 6 | £381,250 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q2 2026 | 2 | £855,000 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | £275,000 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 | – |
| Type of home | Share of sales | Median price | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flats | 54% (13) | £337,050 | £485 |
| Semi-detached houses | 42% (10) | £903,870 | £733 |
| Detached houses | 4% (1) | £1,760,023 | – |
Completed sales on The Ridgeway
Every sale in the last two years. Choose an address to see that home's page.
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Size | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 The RidgewayAL4 9UA | Jul 2026 | £275,000 | Flat | – | – |
| 140 The RidgewayAL4 9PP | Jun 2026 | £850,000 | Semi-detached | 1,238 sq ft | £687 |
| 26 The RidgewayAL4 9AT | May 2026 | £860,000 | Semi-detached | 1,173 sq ft | £733 |
| 307 The RidgewayAL4 9UA | Nov 2025 | £295,000 | Flat | – | – |
| 217 The RidgewayAL4 9XG | Nov 2025 | £1,760,023 | Detached | 1,841 sq ft | £956 |
| 190 The RidgewayAL4 9XJ | Oct 2025 | £856,000 | Semi-detached | 1,023 sq ft | £837 |
| 425 The RidgewayAL4 9TY | Oct 2025 | £372,500 | Flat | – | – |
| 463 The RidgewayAL4 9TY | Oct 2025 | £277,500 | Flat | 495 sq ft | £560 |
| 501 The RidgewayAL4 9TX | Oct 2025 | £390,000 | Flat | – | – |
| 361 The RidgewayAL4 9TZ | Sept 2025 | £351,000 | Flat | – | – |
| 202 The RidgewayAL4 9XJ | Jul 2025 | £1,360,000 | Semi-detached | 2,024 sq ft | £672 |
| 311 The RidgewayAL4 9UA | Jun 2025 | £240,000 | Flat | 495 sq ft | £485 |
| 289 The RidgewayAL4 9UA | Jun 2025 | £337,050 | Flat | 926 sq ft | £364 |
| 117 The RidgewayAL4 9XA | May 2025 | £805,000 | Semi-detached | 1,012 sq ft | £796 |
| 447 The RidgewayAL4 9TY | Apr 2025 | £272,500 | Flat | – | – |
| 300 The RidgewayAL4 9RJ | Apr 2025 | £245,000 | Flat | 441 sq ft | £555 |
| 277 The RidgewayAL4 9UA | Mar 2025 | £352,000 | Flat | 883 sq ft | £399 |
| 7 The RidgewayAL4 9AL | Mar 2025 | £1,235,000 | Semi-detached | 1,647 sq ft | £750 |
| 16 The RidgewayAL4 9AT | Feb 2025 | £947,740 | Semi-detached | – | – |
| 399 The RidgewayAL4 9TY | Feb 2025 | £432,500 | Flat | – | – |
| 395 The RidgewayAL4 9TY | Dec 2024 | £400,000 | Flat | – | – |
| 59 The RidgewayAL4 9NR | Dec 2024 | £1,100,000 | Semi-detached | 1,550 sq ft | £710 |
| 237 The RidgewayAL4 9XG | Nov 2024 | £1,250,000 | Semi-detached | 1,776 sq ft | £704 |
| 251 The RidgewayAL4 9UB | Nov 2024 | £835,000 | Semi-detached | 1,130 sq ft | £739 |
Energy
How efficient the home is
Energy performance certificate
From the official register for 96 The Ridgeway, lodged 14 November 2023.
Rating now
C69 points
Could reach
B86 points
17 points higher with the improvements below
- Built
- 1950–1966
- Solar panels
- None recorded
What the assessor found
Each part of the home, with the certificate's own energy efficiency rating.
Walls
Cavity wall, filled cavity
AverageRoof
Pitched, 50 mm loft insulation
PoorFloor
Suspended, no insulation (assumed)
Not rated on the certificate
Windows
Fully double glazed
AverageHeating
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
GoodHeating controls
Programmer, room thermostat and TRVs
GoodHot water
From main system
GoodLighting
Low energy lighting in 82% of fixed outlets
Very goodSecond heating
Room heaters, mains gas
Not rated on the certificate
Estimated running costs
A year, now and after the recommended improvements.
£452 a year less after the improvements
Heating
Hot water
Lighting
The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2023), for a typical household. Today's bills will differ.
Improvements the certificate recommends
In the certificate's order. Each rating assumes the steps before it are done.
- 1
Increase loft insulation to 270 mm
Typical cost £100–£350 · saves about £118 a year
Rating after71C - 2
Floor insulation (suspended floor)
Typical cost £800–£1,200 · saves about £126 a year
Rating after73C - 3
Solar water heating
Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £116 a year
Rating after75C - 4
Replacement glazing units
Typical cost £1,000–£1,400 · saves about £92 a year
Rating after76C - 5
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp
Typical cost £3,500–£5,500 · saves about £675 a year
Rating after86B
Costs and savings are the certificate's own, as estimated when it was made.
History
What it has sold for
Sale history
Every sale of this home registered with HM Land Registry since 1995
| Sold | Price paid | Change | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | £731,000 | First sale | – |
Nearby
Neighbours and the sales behind the figure
Homes in AL4 9PS
Ranked by what comparable sales show. Choose one to see its page.
The completed sales behind the figure
Similar homes nearby, registered with HM Land Registry. Choose one to see its page.
| Home | Price | Sold | Size | Per sq ft | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 Runcie CloseAL4 9AX · Semi-detached | £625,000 | Apr 2026 | 861 sq ft | £726 | 0.1 mi |
| 6 Pondfield CrescentAL4 9PF · Semi-detached | £680,000 | Aug 2025 | 904 sq ft | £752 | 0.1 mi |
| 2 Runcie CloseAL4 9AX · Semi-detached | £572,500 | Jan 2026 | 829 sq ft | £691 | 0.1 mi |
| 26 The RidgewayAL4 9AT · Semi-detached | £860,000 | May 2026 | 1,173 sq ft | £733 | 0.1 mi |
| 2 Marten GateAL4 9NB · Semi-detached | £770,000 | Dec 2025 | 969 sq ft | £795 | 0.2 mi |
| 8 Queens CrescentAL4 9QG · Semi-detached | £970,000 | Mar 2026 | 1,173 sq ft | £827 | 0.2 mi |
| 41 Wheat CloseAL4 9NN · Semi-detached | £605,000 | Nov 2025 | 807 sq ft | £749 | 0.2 mi |
| 140 The RidgewayAL4 9PP · Semi-detached | £850,000 | Jun 2026 | 1,238 sq ft | £687 | 0.2 mi |
| 45 Kingshill AvenueAL4 9QH · Semi-detached | £985,000 | Mar 2025 | 840 sq ft | £1,173 | 0.2 mi |
| 38 Pondfield CrescentAL4 9PF · Semi-detached | £890,000 | Nov 2025 | 1,421 sq ft | £626 | 0.1 mi |
| 47 Queens CrescentAL4 9QQ · Semi-detached | £1,150,000 | Jan 2026 | 1,356 sq ft | £848 | 0.2 mi |
| 9 Brecken CloseAL4 9LF · Semi-detached | £460,000 | Jun 2025 | 710 sq ft | £648 | 0.2 mi |
The area
AL4 at a glance
What buyers have paid in AL4
Completed sales in the last 12 months, against the 12 months before
Flats
Terraced
Semi-detached
Detached
| Type | Sales | Average price | Average size | Per sq ft | On the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | 207 | £662,100 | 1,125 sq ft | £615 | −6.0% |
| Flats | 25 | £312,418 | 622 sq ft | £445 | +3.0% |
| Terraced | 52 | £490,925 | 816 sq ft | £625 | −6.3% |
| Semi-detached | 81 | £760,662 | 1,209 sq ft | £646 | −3.4% |
| Detached | 47 | £881,063 | 1,465 sq ft | £617 | −9.7% |
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floor area and energy rating from the energy certificate of November 2023.
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