268 London Road is a detached house in St Albans (AL1 1HY). It has a recorded floor area of 224 m² (around 2411 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£618/sq ft) was about 88% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2001. Most recent transfer: September 2023 at £1,490,000.
268 London Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension to detached garage and two dormer windows on front roof slope
268 London Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£1,510,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 26 years.
£1,490,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 26 years.
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On habitable rooms, 268 London Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,652
Street avg £4,644
Floor Area
224 m²
Street avg 196 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Drakes Drive — bus stop.
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Full planning data for 268 London Road, St Albans, AL1 1HY
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27 September 2023Most recent
£1,490,000
+125.8%over 20 years4 September 2003
£660,000
+103.1%over 5 years2 March 1998
£325,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1HY: £1,095,000 (2025–2019).
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Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
AL1 1JJ
Closest school
0.3 km
Samuel Ryder Academy. 30 schools nearby.