40 Watsons Walk is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1PD). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (November 2008); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 5.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£845/sq ft) was about 123.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2024 at £455,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Discharge of Condition 3 (details of windows and doors) of planning permission 5/08/0740 dated 13/05/08
Sale price has at least doubled since 2007.
£473,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 17 years.
£455,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 17 years.
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On price per m², 40 Watsons Walk stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£9,100
Street avg £6,545
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
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
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and pitched roof to existing front porch (resubmission following withdrawal of 5/08/0111)
Full planning data for 40 Watsons Walk, St Albans, AL1 1PD
1 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
27 September 2024Most recent
£455,000
+71.7%over 11 years3 May 2013
£265,000
+15.2%over 4 years11 February 2009
£230,000
+27.8%over 1 year13 December 2007
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1PD: £538,800 (2025–2023).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
AL1 1DQ
Closest school
0.2 km
St Peter's School. 33 schools nearby.