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18 Wain Close, St Albans, AL1 1AW

EPC B
Property type
Detached
Floor 2
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
76 m²
818 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 83
Overview

About 18 Wain Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

18 Wain Close is a two-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL1 1AW). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. The latest certificate (September 2021) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. At 76 m² this is the 14th smallest of 20 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 60–158 m². On EPC score it ranks last in the building (83 versus a best of 85).

Sold September 2022 for £460,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Building

  • ConciergeYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

18 Wain Close's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

A
B
B83
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.2 t/year
Occupancy
—
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Wain Close, St Albans, AL1 1AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Wain Close has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£470,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£460,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 September 2022Most recent

    £460,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1AW: £455,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Wain Close homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Wain Close is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£6,053

Street avg £6,542

Below

Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.2 t/year

Street avg 1.1 t/year

Below

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 5 years

Strongly below
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£364k

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£346k

1 Dorcas Court, Old London Road

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£662k

1 Holywell Mews, Holywell Hill

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2 bed1 bath
£326k

1 Duncan Court, London Road

AL1 1JU

2 bed1 bath
£274k

1 Henrys Grant, Riverside Road

AL1 1RY

2 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Albans district page.
Full St Albans report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Cunningham Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Cunningham Hill Junior School. 35 schools nearby.

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FAQ

Common questions

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