Vine House is a detached house in St Albans (AL1 1BX). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2019); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 2.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,253/sq ft) was about 145.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 99 m² it sits well below the postcode median (188 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: June 2024 at £1,335,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Extension: Side of property
Single storey side extension to existing garage and rear conservatory
Vine House saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£1,303,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 5 years.
£1,335,000
Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 5 years.
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On price per m², Vine House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£13,485
Street avg £5,998
Floor Area
99 m²
Street avg 254 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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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Full planning data for Vine House, Holywell Hill, St Albans, AL1 1BX
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21 June 2024Most recent
£1,335,000
+4.7%over 3 years24 May 2021
£1,275,000
+6.3%over 1 year19 November 2019
£1,200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1BX: £1,100,000 (2025–2020).
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Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 11.7 t/year
AL1 1JJ
Closest school
0.2 km
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans. 30 schools nearby.