1 Bardwell Road is a mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £589,000 is 22.7% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£676/sq ft) was about 64.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2023 at £480,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Rear single storey kitchen extension to existing terrace, including second floor loft conversion
1 Bardwell Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£589,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 21 years.
£480,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 21 years.
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1 Bardwell Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,273
Street avg £7,408
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
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
Belmont Hill — bus stop.
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Full planning data for 1 Bardwell Road, St Albans, AL1 1RQ
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23 March 2023Most recent
£480,000
+81.1%over 18 years13 October 2004
£265,000
+8.2%over 2 years26 April 2002
£245,000
+69.0%23 November 2001
£145,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1RQ: £640,000 (2023–2022).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Closest school
0.3 km
St Peter's School. 30 schools nearby.