39 Cornwall Road, St Albans, AL1 1SQ
About 39 Cornwall Road
39 Cornwall Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Last sale on file: £750,000 in February 2022. Across the public record there are 4 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 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£820/sq ft) was about 65.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-east-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
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Planning history
1 application on record at 39 Cornwall Road, St Albans, AL1 1SQ
- Feb 2017ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension with rooflight
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2016/3779
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
£776,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 21 years.
£750,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
22 February 2022Most recent
£750,000
+70.9%over 9 years23 April 2012
£438,800
+33.0%over 6 years7 August 2005
£330,000
+40.4%over 4 years10 May 2001
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1SQ: £755,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in AL1 1SQ
Versus other Cornwall Road homes
Price per m² for 39 Cornwall Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£8,824
Street avg £7,530
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Grosvenor Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Peter's School. 32 schools nearby.
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