57a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1RT). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2021) 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 lagged St Albans HPI: -4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£828/sq ft) was about 110.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2022 for £615,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
No planning applications are recorded against 57a, Albert Street, St Albans, AL1 1RT. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for 57a, Albert Street, St Albans, AL1 1RT
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£626,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -4.0% per year over 5 years.
£615,000
Growth on file: -4.0% per year over 5 years.
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Price per m² for 57a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,913
Street avg £6,788
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 72 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
0.2 km
The Peahen PH — bus stop.
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13 October 2022Most recent
£615,000
-17.1%over 4 years22 February 2018
£741,999
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1RT: £575,000 (2025–2021).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
AL1 1TS
Closest school
0.3 km
St Peter's School. 31 schools nearby.