290 London Road is a five-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL1 1HY). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 6.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £825,000 is 33.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£492/sq ft) was about 59.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 117 m² it sits well below the postcode median (216 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 10 years since the last transfer (February 2016). One planning record on file: partial demolition refused in 2014.
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£825,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 21 years.
£620,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 21 years.
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What we flagged
Floor Area for 290 London Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,299
Street avg £4,795
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 206 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
One, two storey dwelling with habitable roofspace and three, three storey dwellings with associated landscaping and parking area following demolition of existing
12 February 2016Most recent
£620,000
+297.4%over 20 years20 March 1995
£156,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1HY: £1,490,000 (2025–2021).
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
AL1 1SZ
Closest school
0.3 km
Samuel Ryder Academy. 30 schools nearby.
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