71 Holywell Hill, St Albans, AL1 1HF
About 71 Holywell Hill
71 Holywell Hill is a semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1HF). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (89 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Sold January 2020 for £610,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £871,000 is 42.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£468/sq ft) was about 33.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
71 Holywell Hill's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
71 Holywell Hill has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
71 Holywell Hill has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£871,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 22 years.
£610,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
7 January 2020Most recent
£610,000
-9.6%29 November 2019
£675,000
+81.5%over 12 years29 May 2007
£372,000
+132.5%over 9 years21 January 1998
£160,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1HF: £485,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in AL1 1HF
Nexus Court, Flat 8, 79 Holywell Hill, St Albans, AL1 1HF
Sold Sept 2025
£450,000Nexus Court, Flat 7, 79 Holywell Hill, St Albans, AL1 1HF
Sold Mar 2025
£450,00067 Holywell Hill, St Albans, AL1 1HF
Sold Jul 2024
£855,375Nexus Court, Flat 10, 79 Holywell Hill, St Albans, AL1 1HF
Sold Nov 2021
£500,000Nexus Court, Flat 13, 79 Holywell Hill, St Albans, AL1 1HF
Sold Jun 2021
£485,000
Versus other Holywell Hill homes
71 Holywell Hill outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,041
Street avg £5,979
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
St Albans Abbey Railway Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans. 29 schools nearby.
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