3 Grove Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good, lighting went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 5.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£943/sq ft) was about 137.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 41 m² it's 18.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 4 EPCs). Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £416,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 May 2026
No planning applications are recorded against 3 Grove Road, St Albans, AL1 1DQ. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£397,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 11 years.
£416,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 11 years.
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Years Held for 3 Grove Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£10,146
Street avg £7,943
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 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
Roof insulation improved
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
17 September 2021Most recent
£416,000
+8.1%over 4 years7 October 2016
£385,000
+69.2%over 6 years14 April 2010
£227,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1DQ: £495,000 (2016–2002).
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CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
AL1 1PP
Closest school
0.0 km
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans. 28 schools nearby.