The Old Workshop is a two-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL1 1PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft). At 57 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across The Old Workshop (57–64 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (58 versus a worst of 43). The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 57 m² it's 25.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (46 m² median across 24 EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£597/sq ft) was about 99.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: November 2020 at £366,000.
The Old Workshop has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
Discharge of Conditions 6 (noise and vibration) and 7 ii (acoustic report) of planning permission 5/2018/0949 dated 04/02/2019 for Change of use from Class B2 (general industrial) to mixed use (Classes A1 (retail) , A2 (financial and professional services
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£362,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£366,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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Price per m² for The Old Workshop runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,421
Street avg £3,974
Floor Area
57 m²
Street avg 51 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Telford Court — bus stop.
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Discharge of Conditions 11 (verification report) of planning permission 5/2018/0949 dated 04/02/2019 for Change of use from Class B2 (general industrial) to mixed use (Classes A1 (retail) , A2 (financial and professional services) and B1 (a) (business)) a
Full planning data for The Old Workshop, 2, 152 London Road, St Albans, AL1 1PQ
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27 November 2020Most recent
£366,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1PQ: £390,000 (2022–2020).
126a London Road St Albans
Sold Nov 2022
The Old Workshop 4 152 London Road St Albans
Sold Mar 2021
The Old Workshop 5 152 London Road St Albans
Sold Feb 2021
The Old Workshop 6 152 London Road St Albans
Sold Feb 2021
The Old Workshop 3 152 London Road St Albans
Sold Dec 2020
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Street avg 2.5 t/year
Years Held
6 years
Street avg 11 years
AL1 1PW
Closest school
0.3 km
St Peter's School. 34 schools nearby.