1 Hopkins Yard is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1PD). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 6.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £500,000 is 11.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£871/sq ft) was about 130.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2021 for £450,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2018. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 48 m² it's 15.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 25 EPCs).
Mountain ash tree x 1. Removal. Garden very small and tree now 12-15m tall. It dominates the space in the garden, blocks all sunlight in winter and the berry shed during autumn / winter completely covers the garden. The lowest branches are too low to prov
1 Hopkins Yard has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£500,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 22 years.
£450,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 22 years.
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1 Hopkins Yard outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£9,375
Street avg £6,530
Floor Area
48 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Cottonmill Crescent — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Full planning data for 1 Hopkins Yard, Watsons Walk, St Albans, AL1 1PD
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28 May 2021Most recent
£450,000
+80.0%over 10 years5 August 2010
£250,000
+20.2%over 7 years28 February 2003
£208,000
+69.1%over 3 years17 September 1999
£123,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1PD: £538,800 (2025–2023).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
AL1 1TS
Closest school
0.2 km
St Peter's School. 33 schools nearby.