3 Albert Street is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1RT). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 7.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £803,000 sits 50.1% above the 2014 sale of £535,000. At 108 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in May 2014.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
No planning applications are recorded against 3 Albert Street, St Albans, AL1 1RT. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for 3 Albert Street, St Albans, AL1 1RT
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£803,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.6% per year over 17 years.
£535,000
Growth on file: 7.6% per year over 17 years.
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On habitable rooms, 3 Albert Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,954
Street avg £7,184
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
The Peahen PH — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
9 May 2014Most recent
£535,000
+120.2%over 14 years24 November 1999
£243,000
+63.6%over 2 years12 December 1996
£148,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1RT: £580,000 (2025–2022).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
AL1 1JW
Closest school
0.3 km
St Peter's School. 31 schools nearby.