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23 Bardwell Road, St Albans, AL1 1RQ

7 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
67 m²
721 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 23 Bardwell Road

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

23 Bardwell Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1RQ). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings and a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.

Last sale on file: £640,000 in April 2022. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£887/sq ft) was about 131.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.

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
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • LoftYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • OutbuildingsYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) wallsPermanent outbuildings

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Bardwell Road, St Albans, AL1 1RQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at 23 Bardwell Road, St Albans, AL1 1RQ

2decisions2extensions36documents5nearby
  1. Aug 2018
    Loft ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Single storey side extension with rooflight , pitched roof to existing single storey rear extension and steps down to garden, loft conversion with rear dormer window and rooflights, replacement windows and alterations to openings

    Extension
    Documents
    17 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2018/1728
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Loft ConversionDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

23 Bardwell Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£640,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£640,000

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 April 2022Most recent

    £640,000

    +21.9%over 4 years

  2. 31 May 2017

    £525,000

    +50.9%over 4 years

  3. 31 October 2012

    £348,000

    +3.9%over 4 years

  4. 5 June 2008

    £335,000

    +28.8%over 2 years

  5. 30 November 2005

    £260,000

    +4.0%over 3 years

  6. 22 November 2002

    £249,950

    +117.3%over 5 years

  7. 22 May 1997

    £115,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1RQ: £575,000 (2023–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Bardwell Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

23 Bardwell Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£9,552

Street avg £7,218

Strongly above

Floor Area

67 m²

Street avg 71 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Above
Before you decide

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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
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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.
Full St Albans report

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.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Peter's School. 30 schools nearby.

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