4 Grove Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 47 m² (around 506 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in August 2001. Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 20.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £463,000 sits 157.2% above the 2001 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 39.6% below the postcode norm.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
No planning applications are recorded against 4 Grove Road, St Albans, AL1 1DQ. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for 4 Grove Road, St Albans, AL1 1DQ
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Latest sale on 4 Grove Road was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£463,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 20.9% per year over 4 years.
£180,000
Growth on file: 20.9% per year over 4 years.
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Price per m² for 4 Grove Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,830
Street avg £10,049
Floor Area
47 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
10 August 2001Most recent
£180,000
+46.9%over 9 months17 November 2000
£122,500
+44.1%over 3 years29 August 1997
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1DQ: £416,000 (2021–2010).
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CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
AL1 1DQ
Closest school
0.0 km
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans. 28 schools nearby.