1 Approach Road is a detached house in St Albans (AL1 1SP). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 471 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 44 m² this is the 10th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–277 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 13 units on file.
At 44 m² it's 19.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (37 m² median across 12 EPCs). 17 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused.
1 Approach Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Nov 2018
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
Partial Discharge of Conditions 4 (landscape design proposals) and 5 (soft landscaping works) of planning permission 5/2012/0319 dated 12/04/2012 for Demolition of existing building and construction of five, one bedroom, one, two bedroom and two studio fl
1 Approach Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£292,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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Floor Area for 1 Approach Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 76 (C)
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 36 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Grosvenor Road — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Discharge of Conditions 4 (landscape design proposals) and 5 (soft landscaping works) of planning permission 5/2012/0319 dated 12/04/2012 for Demolition of existing building and construction of five, one bedroom, one, two bedroom and two studio flats
Full planning data for 1 Approach Road, St Albans, AL1 1SP
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Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1SP: £922,500 (2021–2016).
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Street avg 1.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
AL1 1RY
Closest school
0.4 km
St Peter's School. 33 schools nearby.