Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
12 Oswald Road, St Albans, AL1 3AQ
3 planning records
Estimated value
£802,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£790,000)+2%
- Against AL1 3AQ's recent median (£770,000)+4%
Newest record on this page: September 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
108 m²
1163 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£802,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£790,000)+2%
- Against AL1 3AQ's recent median (£770,000)+4%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 12 Oswald Road is modelled from its 108 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 3AQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
108 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2021
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in AL1 3AQ
5 sales, median £770,000 (2024–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: September 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 3 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
12 Oswald Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
Sales timeline
24 June 2021Most recent
£790,000
+167.8%over 17 years17 July 2003
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3AQ: £770,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in AL1 3AQ
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 12 Oswald Road, St Albans, AL1 3AQ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 12 Oswald Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
12 Oswald Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 3AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a basement and a loft. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Across 2003–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£680/sq ft) was about 96.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold June 2021 for £790,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- LoftYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- ParkingYes
Building
- Underfloor heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Mar 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 March 2031
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 12 Oswald Road, St Albans, AL1 3AQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
3 applications on record at 12 Oswald Road, St Albans, AL1 3AQ
3decisions3extensions20documents13nearby
- May 2005ConservatoryFullOutcome in report
Side conservatory
Extension- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 5/2005/0658
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionSept 2022Decision
- Loft ConversionMay 2022Decision
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Versus other Oswald Road homes
Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
12 Oswald Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,315
Street avg £5,581
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Albans district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
283/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Alexandra Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Loreto College. 37 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Loreto CollegeSecondary394m
- St Peter's SchoolPrimary526m
- St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & NurseryPrimary622m
- Alban City SchoolPrimary693m
Nearest stops
- Alexandra RoadBus stop76m
- St Albans City Rail StationRailway station109m
- Telford CourtBus stop116m
- IcelandBus stop164m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,137 reports27%
- Anti-social Behaviour796 reports19%
- Shoplifting555 reports13%
- Vehicle Crime377 reports9%
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 12 Oswald Road is modelled from its 108 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 3AQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 12 Oswald Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 12 Oswald Road was lodged in March 2021 at band D and is valid until March 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to 12 Oswald Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 37 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL1 3AQ, not by walking route.
- Council tax band
- 12 Oswald Road is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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