282 London Road is a six-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL1 1HY). It has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (around 2465 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Held since June 1995 — that's 31 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. Today's modelled estimate of £1,382,000 sits 426.5% above the 1995 sale of £262,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£106/sq ft) was about 67.6% below the postcode norm. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
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282 London Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£1,382,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£262,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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Price per m² for 282 London Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,146
Street avg £5,256
Floor Area
229 m²
Street avg 195 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.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
2 June 1995Most recent
£262,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1HY: £1,490,000 (2025–2021).
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.7 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
AL1 1JA
Closest school
0.3 km
Samuel Ryder Academy. 30 schools nearby.
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