16 Oswald Road is a semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 3AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in March 2005. Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 10.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £788,000 sits 102.1% above the 2005 sale of £389,950.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
No planning applications are recorded against 16 Oswald Road, St Albans, AL1 3AQ. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for 16 Oswald Road, St Albans, AL1 3AQ
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16 Oswald Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£788,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 5 years.
£389,950
Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 5 years.
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Years Held for 16 Oswald Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,861
Street avg £5,685
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Alexandra Road — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
18 March 2005Most recent
£389,950
+69.5%over 5 years7 October 1999
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3AQ: £775,000 (2024–2021).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
AL1 3PQ
Closest school
0.4 km
Loreto College. 37 schools nearby.