84 Holywell Hill is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1DH). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 7.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £917,000 is 31% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£500/sq ft) was about 28% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £700,000 in December 2019. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Single storey · Side and rear of property
84 Holywell Hill has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£917,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 23 years.
£700,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 23 years.
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On floor area, 84 Holywell Hill stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,385
Street avg £5,705
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 83 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
0.1 km
Belmont Hill — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Demolition of existing extension. Construction of single storey side and rear extension with alterations to openings, railings and enlargement of existing lightwells (resubmission following withdrawal of 5/2016/2984)
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of existing extension. Construction of single storey side and rear extension with alterations to openings and enlargement of existing lightwell
Full planning data for 84 Holywell Hill, St Albans, AL1 1DH
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10 December 2019Most recent
£700,000
+45.8%over 6 years29 July 2013
£480,000
+57.4%over 11 years28 February 2002
£305,000
+33.7%over 2 years22 November 1999
£228,050
+62.9%over 3 years30 August 1996
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1DH: £480,000 (2024–2020).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
AL1 1JW
Closest school
0.0 km
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans. 28 schools nearby.