1 Abbots Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 2HY). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £524,000 sits 66.3% above the 2012 sale of £315,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 41.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in August 2012.
1 Abbots Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 May 2024
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Hip to gable loft conversion with dormer and conversion of loft space with rooflights
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£524,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 14 years.
£315,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 14 years.
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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
Abbots Avenue — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension and new boundary wall to front and side
Full planning data for 1 Abbots Avenue, St Albans, AL1 2HY
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17 August 2012Most recent
£315,000
+98.1%over 12 years28 April 2000
£159,000
+67.4%over 1 year30 September 1998
£95,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in AL1 2HY: £164,375 (2004–1997).
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AL1 2RA
Closest school
0.5 km
Mandeville Primary School. 30 schools nearby.