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27 Watsons Walk, St Albans, AL1 1PD

Extendable4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
112 m²
1206 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 27 Watsons Walk

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

27 Watsons Walk is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1PD). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.

At 112 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). It changed hands recently, sold May 2025 for £850,000. Across 1996–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£705/sq ft) was about 85.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.

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
  • Bathrooms1
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
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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.

27 Watsons Walk's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 27 Watsons Walk, St Albans, AL1 1PD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 27 Watsons Walk, St Albans, AL1 1PD

1decisions1extensions7documents5nearby
  1. Mar 2021
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    First floor rear extension

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2020/3170
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 27 Watsons Walk was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£830,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 28 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£850,000

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 May 2025Most recent

    £850,000

    +25.0%over 3 years

  2. 31 August 2021

    £680,000

    +300.1%over 22 years

  3. 11 August 1999

    £169,950

    +55.9%over 2 years

  4. 18 December 1996

    £109,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1PD: £465,000 (2024–2023).

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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.

27 Watsons Walk is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£7,589

Street avg £6,629

Above

Floor Area

112 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.5 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 27 Watsons Walk

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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
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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.
Full St Albans report

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.

Closest school

0.2 km

St Peter's School. 33 schools nearby.

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FAQ

Common questions

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