274 London Road is a detached house in St Albans (AL1 1HY). It has a recorded floor area of 214 m² (around 2303 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a G (score 15), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2010); the latest reading is 3 bands lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to E (score 41), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bottled lpg.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 3.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£651/sq ft) was about 122.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Most recent transfer: April 2024 at £1,500,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property.
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274 London Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
274 London Road has no planning applications on record.
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274 London Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,385,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 16 years.
£1,500,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 16 years.
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Price per m² for 274 London Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,009
Street avg £4,605
Floor Area
214 m²
Street avg 197 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Drakes Drive — bus stop.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
4 April 2024Most recent
£1,500,000
-21.1%over 7 years28 October 2016
£1,900,000
+171.4%over 4 years8 November 2011
£700,000
-23.9%over 3 years19 August 2008
£920,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1HY: £1,095,000 (2025–2019).
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.9 t/year
Street avg 6.2 t/year
AL1 1JJ
Closest school
0.3 km
Samuel Ryder Academy. 30 schools nearby.
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