32 Watsons Walk, St Albans, AL1 1PD
About 32 Watsons Walk
32 Watsons Walk is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1PD). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 83 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). Last sale on file: £565,000 in February 2021. Across the public record there are 5 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 8.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£632/sq ft) was about 66.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 application on record at 32 Watsons Walk, St Albans, AL1 1PD
- Apr 2023Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Reduce Sycamore trees in the rear garden by approximately 30% to maintain light to the various properties. All trees have a history of being pollarded. Where possible branches will be cut back to a growth point.
- Reference
- TP/2023/0189
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Sales history & valuation
32 Watsons Walk has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£594,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 22 years.
£565,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
12 February 2021Most recent
£565,000
+0.9%over 3 years17 March 2017
£560,000
+21.7%over 2 years31 October 2014
£460,000
+70.8%over 5 years16 December 2008
£269,250
+176.2%over 9 years5 March 1999
£97,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1PD: £538,800 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in AL1 1PD
Versus other Watsons Walk homes
32 Watsons Walk is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£6,807
Street avg £6,673
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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