23 Grindcobbe, St Albans, AL1 2ED
About 23 Grindcobbe
23 Grindcobbe is an end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 2ED). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
At 75 m² it's 21% larger than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 28 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £561,000 is 12.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£619/sq ft) was about 159.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £500,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
23 Grindcobbe sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
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Planning history
23 Grindcobbe has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 23 Grindcobbe was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£561,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 26 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
7 November 2022Most recent
£500,000
+566.7%over 26 years21 July 1996
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 2ED: £250,000 (2023–2010).
Versus other Grindcobbe homes
On price per m², 23 Grindcobbe stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,667
Street avg £3,844
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 2.5 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
Monks Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Mandeville Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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