40 Holywell Hill is a mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1BX). It has a recorded floor area of 424 m² (around 4564 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since July 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 28.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £4,137,000 is 37.9% above the 2003 sale price. At 424 m² the property is well over the postcode median (149 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 11 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
40 Holywell Hill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
40 Holywell Hill has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
Listed Building consent - Replacement of lead lined parapet and central gutters, replacement of lead lining to internal gutter tray, ad hoc repair of tile finish to main roof, replacement of temporary flashings with lead, removal of satellite dish, lower
40 Holywell Hill has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£4,137,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 28.3% per year over 8 years.
£3,000,000
Growth on file: 28.3% per year over 8 years.
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On epc rating, 40 Holywell Hill stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£7,075
Street avg £7,066
Floor Area
424 m²
Street avg 200 m²
Habitable Rooms
13 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Abbey — bus stop.
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Wish to remove Douglas fir tree as marked on plan. Location is at rear of garden far from road. About 6 feet high and 3 feet from wall.
Full planning data for 40 Holywell Hill, St Albans, AL1 1BX
9 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
16 July 2003Most recent
£3,000,000
+628.2%over 7 years1 August 1995
£412,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1BX: £1,275,000 (2025–2021).
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 10.0 t/year
AL1 1JJ
Closest school
0.2 km
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans. 30 schools nearby.