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The Old Workshop, 5, 152 London Road, St Albans, AL1 1PQ

8 planning records

Estimated value

£464,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£440,000)+5%
  • Against AL1 1PQ's recent median (£380,000)+22%

Newest record on this page: March 2021. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Floor top floor
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
61 m²
657 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£464,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£440,000)+5%
  • Against AL1 1PQ's recent median (£380,000)+22%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for The Old Workshop is modelled from its 61 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 1PQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    61 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2020

  • Sales of this home

    1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in AL1 1PQ

    5 sales, median £380,000 (2021–2019)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: March 2021Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 8 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 February 2021Most recent

    £440,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1PQ: £380,000 (2021–2019).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for The Old Workshop, 5, 152 London Road, St Albans, AL1 1PQ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About The Old Workshop

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

The Old Workshop is a two-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL1 1PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft). At 61 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in The Old Workshop, where floor areas span 57–64 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£670/sq ft) was about 65.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 8 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £440,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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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.
Current Certificate
Jul 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
—

Certificate validity

Valid until 6 July 2030

3 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Old Workshop, 5, 152 London Road, St Albans, AL1 1PQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Old Workshop has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

8 applications on record at The Old Workshop, 5, 152 London Road, St Albans, AL1 1PQ

8decisions1extensions90documents5nearby
Flagged:Change of use
  1. Feb 2019
    Loft ConversionAmendment
    Outcome in report

    Change of use from Class B2 (general industrial) to mixed use (Classes A1 (retail) , A2 (financial and professional services) and B1 (a) (business)) and residential usage. Conversion of existing including loft space to create four, two bedroom and two, on

    ExtensionChange of Use
    Documents
    36 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2018/0949
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ConditionsDecision
  4. ConditionsDecision

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On the street

Versus other London Road homes

Four headline reads against 35 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Old Workshop outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£7,213

Street avg £3,859

Strongly above

Floor Area

61 m²

Street avg 57 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

Below

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 10 years

Strongly below
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.
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

283/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Telford Court — bus stop.

Nearest stops

  • Telford CourtBus stop205m
  • Alma RoadBus stop224m
  • Lattimore RoadBus stop281m
  • Alexandra RoadBus stop294m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,137 reports27%
  • Anti-social Behaviour796 reports19%
  • Shoplifting555 reports13%
  • Vehicle Crime377 reports9%

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for The Old Workshop is modelled from its 61 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 1PQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for The Old Workshop. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for The Old Workshop was lodged in July 2020 at band E and is valid until July 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 8 applications are matched to The Old Workshop. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from AL1 1PQ.
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