32a is a mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1BZ). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). At 86 m² this is the 21st 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 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
32a has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
Listed Building consent - Regularisation of urgent repair works including structural support to basements, drain repair to new found basement under No 32, replacement shopfront glazing, roof repairs, brickwork reinforcement to south gable, relocation of k
32a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£438,000
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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32a outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
86 m²
Street avg 53 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 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.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Connected to mains gas supply
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Discharge of Condition 3 (materials) of Listed Building consent 5/2020/0710 dated 05/06/2020 for Repairs to roof and front fa�ade, including repointing of brickwork, replacement of shopfront timber fascia and redecoration, replacement flashing, replacemen
Full planning data for 32a, Holywell Hill, St Albans, AL1 1BZ
4 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1BZ: £368,000 (2020–2016).
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Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
Closest school
0.3 km
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans. 30 schools nearby.