3a, Abbots Park, St Albans, AL1 1TN
About 3a
3a is a mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1TN). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since November 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £522,000 sits 392.5% above the 1998 sale of £106,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 65% below the postcode norm. At 135 m² it's 21.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 18 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
3a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 June 2033
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Planning history
3a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
3a's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£522,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£106,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 November 1998Most recent
£106,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1TN: £480,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in AL1 1TN
Versus other Abbots Park homes
3a is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£785
Street avg £3,165
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
283/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Cunningham Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Cunningham Hill Junior School. 35 schools nearby.
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