30 Oswald Road is a mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 3AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.
Held since May 1999 — that's 27 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 £566,000 sits 319.3% above the 1999 sale of £135,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£184/sq ft) was about 45.9% below the postcode norm. At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Erection of satellite dish
30 Oswald Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£566,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£135,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On floor area, 30 Oswald Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,985
Street avg £5,819
Floor Area
68 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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
Heating controls changed
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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28 May 1999Most recent
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3AQ: £775,000 (2024–2021).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 4.8 t/year
AL1 3RF
Closest school
0.4 km
Loreto College. 37 schools nearby.