19a is an end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1PD). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. At 80 m² this is the 20th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–130 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 26 units on file.
At 80 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Change of use from Class C3 (residential) to Class B1 (offices)
19a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£388,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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On epc rating, 19a runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 42 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 2.2 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
More low energy lighting installed
Full planning data for 19a, Watsons Walk, St Albans, AL1 1PD
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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 1HA
Closest school
0.2 km
St Peter's School. 33 schools nearby.