3 Abbey Court is a two-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL1 1HA). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. At 63 m² this is the 6th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 59–65 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (69 versus a worst of 55). The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average.
Held since October 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £351,000 sits 374.3% above the 1997 sale of £74,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 64.9% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
3 Abbey Court ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
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3 Abbey Court's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£351,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£74,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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3 Abbey Court is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,175
Street avg £4,954
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 61 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
0.0 km
Abbey — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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1 October 1997Most recent
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1HA: £287,000 (2024–2008).
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Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
AL1 1HA
Closest school
0.2 km
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans. 30 schools nearby.