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£500,000

Asking price

3 bed house for sale Marshall Avenue, St. Albans

3 beds 1 bath Semi-detached house

Freehold

Added on 16/09/2026

About this property

This three-bedroom semi-detached home occupies a generous plot with a substantial rear garden backing directly onto open fields, providing a wonderful sense of space, privacy and a semi-rural outlook rarely found so close to the city. Requiring modernisation throughout, the property offers enormous potential for improvement, extension or reconfiguration (subject to the necessary planning permissions), making it an exciting prospect for families, developers and buyers keen to put their own stamp on a home. The current accommodation comprises an entrance hallway, spacious living room, kitchen and ground floor shower room, while the first floor offers three well-sized bedrooms.

Key features

A rare opportunity to create your ideal home in one of St Albans' most established residential locations
Offered to the market with NO UPPER CHAIN
This three-bedroom semi-detached home occupies a generous plot with a substantial rear garden backing directly onto open fields
Requiring modernisation throughout, the property offers enormous potential for improvement, extension or reconfiguration (STPP)
The large rear garden presents endless possibilities, whether for entertaining, family life, landscaping or the addition of a garden office
A private driveway provides off-street parking to the front of the property
Enjoying excellent access to highly regarded local schooling and convenient transport links
A property brimming with potential, offering the chance to create something truly special in a sought-after St Albans location

Floorplan

Price guide

This home

£657 / sq ft

Area average (sold)

£614 / sq ft

Price per area, sold homes nearby

£418 / sq ft

£657 / sq ft

£844 / sq ft

Lowest

This home

Highest

£657 per sq ft, above the middle of recent sales in AL3 (£418–£844, 10th–90th percentile, 699 sales over 24 months).

Lowest and highest are the 10th and 90th percentiles of 699 homes sold in AL3 over the last 24 months. This home's figure uses its asking price.

Location

Marshall Avenue, St. Albans, AL3 5HR

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Council tax: Band D (Approx £2,419/year)

Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £500,000

£250k £750k

Deposit10% £50,000

£0 £500k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £450,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £100,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Historic sold prices nearby

HM Land Registry sales in AL3 5HR. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
15, Marshall Avenue Terraced	Terraced	May 2025	980 sq ft £428/sq ft	980 sq ft	£428	£419,000
1b, Marshall Avenue Semi-detached	Semi-detached	May 2022	1,281 sq ft £648/sq ft	1,281 sq ft	£648	£830,000
39, Marshall Avenue Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Oct 2017	753 sq ft £565/sq ft	753 sq ft	£565	£426,000
1a, Marshall Avenue Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Oct 2016	1,238 sq ft £469/sq ft	1,238 sq ft	£469	£580,000
41, Marshall Avenue Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Feb 2016	753 sq ft £540/sq ft	753 sq ft	£540	£406,600
49, Marshall Avenue Semi-detached	Semi-detached	Jan 2016	743 sq ft £525/sq ft	743 sq ft	£525	£390,000
39, Marshall Avenue Semi-detached	Semi-detached	May 2014	753 sq ft £465/sq ft	753 sq ft	£465	£350,000
13, Marshall Avenue Terraced	Terraced	Apr 2007	—	—	—	£224,995