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21 Watsons Walk, St Albans, AL1 1PD

4 sales on record4 planning records

Estimated value

£841,000

  • Since the 2019 sale (£674,500)+25%
  • Against AL1 1PD's recent median (£538,800)+56%

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
3
Floor area
130 m²
1399 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£841,000

  • Against its 2019 sale (£674,500)+25%
  • Against AL1 1PD's recent median (£538,800)+56%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 21 Watsons Walk is modelled from its 130 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

    130 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2019

  • Sales of this home

    4 sales recorded, the latest in 2019

  • 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 of 4 applicationsFull 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.

21 Watsons Walk has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 August 2019Most recent

    £674,500

    +55.1%over 12 years

  2. 11 July 2007

    £435,000

    +43.8%over 5 years

  3. 27 June 2002

    £302,500

    +31.5%over 2 years

  4. 5 June 2000

    £230,000

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 21 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 21 Watsons Walk

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

21 Watsons Walk is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1PD). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £674,500 in August 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £841,000 is 24.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£482/sq ft) was about 24.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.

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

  • Bedrooms3
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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
Feb 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 8 February 2029

2 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Watsons Walk, St Albans, AL1 1PD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 applications on record at 21 Watsons Walk, St Albans, AL1 1PD

4decisions3extensions45documents5nearby
  1. Oct 2019
    RenovationTrees
    Outcome in report

    Remove Portuguese Laurels in front garden to increase light into the house and enable re-design of the front garden.

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    TP/2019/0449
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (4 on record)
  • All 4 applications on this property in full, plus 5 notable nearby
  • The 45 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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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.

Floor Area for 21 Watsons Walk runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,188

Street avg £6,763

Strongly below

Floor Area

130 m²

Street avg 70 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

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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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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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 21 Watsons Walk is modelled from its 130 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 21 Watsons Walk. 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 21 Watsons Walk was lodged in February 2019 at band D and is valid until February 2029. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to 21 Watsons Walk. 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
21 Watsons Walk is in council tax band D. 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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