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31 Watsons Walk, St Albans, AL1 1PD

4 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
74 m²
800 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 31 Watsons Walk

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

31 Watsons Walk is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1PD). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 800 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 74 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 26 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold April 2021 for £485,000. 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. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £536,000 is 10.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£607/sq ft) was about 56.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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 gardenYes
  • ParkingOff road
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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.

31 Watsons Walk's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Sept 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 31 Watsons Walk, St Albans, AL1 1PD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

31 Watsons Walk has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£536,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 22 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£485,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 22 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 April 2021Most recent

    £485,000

    +73.2%over 9 years
  2. 1 March 2012

    £280,000

    -3.4%over 3 years
  3. 14 November 2008

    £289,950

    +100.0%over 9 years
  4. 6 October 1999

    £144,950

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

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.

Habitable Rooms for 31 Watsons Walk runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,529

Street avg £6,688

On par

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 73 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 31 Watsons Walk

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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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
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.

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

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 31 Watsons Walk, St Albans, AL1 1PD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.