16 Watsons Walk is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1PD). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 12.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £370,000 is 10.4% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£707/sq ft) was about 88.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in October 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years. At 44 m² it's 22.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (57 m² median across 25 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.
Replacement windows, garden shed and boundary fence with pedestrian and vehicular access gates and vehicle crossover to provide access to new hardstanding
16 Watsons Walk saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£370,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.4% per year over 5 years.
£335,000
Growth on file: 12.4% per year over 5 years.
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EPC Rating for 16 Watsons Walk runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
67 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 51 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Full planning data for 16 Watsons Walk, St Albans, AL1 1PD
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7 October 2016Most recent
£335,000
+48.2%over 3 years29 July 2013
£226,000
+25.6%over 2 years17 June 2011
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1PD: £538,800 (2025–2023).
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Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
AL1 1PW
Closest school
0.2 km
St Peter's School. 33 schools nearby.