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.
274 London Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
No planning applications are recorded against 274 London Road, St Albans, AL1 1HY. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for 274 London Road, St Albans, AL1 1HY
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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.
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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).
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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.