288 London Road is a detached house in St Albans (AL1 1HY). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good.
At 147 m² it sits well below the postcode median (216 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £1,023,000 is 48.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£435/sq ft) was about 41.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: partial demolition refused in 2014. Last sale on file: £688,000 in June 2019.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
One, two storey dwelling with habitable roofspace and three, three storey dwellings with associated landscaping and parking area following demolition of existing
288 London Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,023,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£688,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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288 London Road is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£4,680
Street avg £4,863
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 203 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 8 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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Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Full planning data for 288 London Road, St Albans, AL1 1HY
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12 June 2019Most recent
£688,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1HY: £1,490,000 (2025–2021).
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CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
Closest school
0.3 km
Samuel Ryder Academy. 30 schools nearby.