4 Dorcas Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1PW). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. Main heating runs on electricity. At 52 m² this is the 4th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 36–83 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 6 units on file. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 6.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£750/sq ft) was about 165.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold June 2024 for £420,000.
4 Dorcas Court has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
Latest sale on 4 Dorcas Court was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£410,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 27 years.
£420,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 27 years.
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Price per m² for 4 Dorcas Court runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,077
Street avg £3,739
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 54 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
0.1 km
Grosvenor Road — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Replacement rear conservatory (resubmission following invalid application 5/2012/1957)
Replacement rear conservatory
Full planning data for 4 Dorcas Court, Old London Road, St Albans, AL1 1PW
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3 June 2024Most recent
£420,000
+13.8%over 2 years11 June 2021
£369,200
+47.7%over 11 years5 January 2010
£249,995
+21.9%over 2 years7 December 2007
£205,000
+192.9%over 10 years21 July 1997
£70,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1PW: £205,000 (2012–2003).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 2.6 t/year
AL1 1PW
Closest school
0.4 km
St Peter's School. 32 schools nearby.