30a is a property in St Albans (AL1 1BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 304 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2012) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from February 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 28 m² this is the 5th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–161 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 25 units on file.
At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (60 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
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30a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Feb 2022
Change of Use from first floor flat (use Class C3) to use Class A3 to be used in conjunction with restaurant below (currently holding an A3 License)
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30a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£181,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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What we flagged
Habitable Rooms for 30a lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
28 m²
Street avg 56 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Peahen PH — bus stop.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Change of use of No 28a from Class A1 (retail) to Class A3 (restaurants & cafes) to be combined with No 30 Holywell Hill
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1BZ: £368,000 (2020–2016).
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
AL1 1RH
Closest school
0.3 km
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans. 30 schools nearby.
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