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1 Hopkins Yard, Watsons Walk, St Albans, AL1 1PD

4 sales on record1 planning record

Estimated value

£495,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£450,000)+10%
  • Against AL1 1PD's recent median (£538,800)-8%

Newest record on this page: May 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
48 m²
517 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£495,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£450,000)+10%
  • Against AL1 1PD's recent median (£538,800)-8%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Hopkins Yard is modelled from its 48 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 1PD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    48 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2021

  • Sales of this home

    4 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in AL1 1PD

    5 sales, median £538,800 (2025–2023)

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SalesLatest sale shown: May 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Hopkins Yard has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 May 2021Most recent

    £450,000

    +80.0%over 10 years

  2. 4 August 2010

    £250,000

    +20.2%over 7 years

  3. 28 February 2003

    £208,000

    +69.1%over 3 years

  4. 16 September 1999

    £123,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1PD: £538,800 (2025–2023).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 Hopkins Yard, Watsons Walk, St Albans, AL1 1PD. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 1 Hopkins Yard

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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).

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. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £495,000 is 10% 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. At 48 m² it's 18.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 26 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 18 April 2031

4 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Apr 2021from Mar 2010
Roof Insulation
InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Floor Insulation
UninsulatedPartial

Floor insulation added or improved

Low Energy Lighting
33%75%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Hopkins Yard, Watsons Walk, St Albans, AL1 1PD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 1 Hopkins Yard, Watsons Walk, St Albans, AL1 1PD

1decisions3documents5nearby
  1. Feb 2018
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    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

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    TP/2018/0021
    Full record in report

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On the street

Versus other Watsons Walk homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

1 Hopkins Yard outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£9,375

Street avg £6,530

Strongly above

Floor Area

48 m²

Street avg 74 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.6 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Albans district page.
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

283/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Cottonmill Crescent — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Peter's School. 33 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • St Peter's SchoolPrimary204m
  • The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansPrimary508m
  • Loreto CollegeSecondary646m
  • Alban City SchoolPrimary707m

Nearest stops

  • Cottonmill CrescentBus stop304m
  • Alma RoadBus stop318m
  • Telford CourtBus stop327m
  • Lattimore RoadBus stop328m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,137 reports27%
  • Anti-social Behaviour796 reports19%
  • Shoplifting555 reports13%
  • Vehicle Crime377 reports9%

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Hopkins Yard is modelled from its 48 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 1PD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for 1 Hopkins Yard. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Hopkins Yard was lodged in April 2021 at band C and is valid until April 2031. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 1 Hopkins Yard. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 33 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL1 1PD, not by walking route.
Council tax band
1 Hopkins Yard is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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