108 Holywell Hill is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since February 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £394,000 sits 258.2% above the 2005 sale of £110,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 47.6% below the postcode norm. At 51 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (63 m² median across 13 EPCs).
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Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
108 Holywell Hill has no planning applications on record.
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108 Holywell Hill's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2005).
£394,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£110,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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What we flagged
Price per m² for 108 Holywell Hill lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,157
Street avg £5,954
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
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
Belmont Hill — bus stop.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
1 February 2005Most recent
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1DH: £480,000 (2024–2020).
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
AL1 1PW
Closest school
0.0 km
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans. 28 schools nearby.
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