59 Oswald Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 3AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2025) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 9.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £779,000 is 19.8% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£616/sq ft) was about 87.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in June 2017. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
Extension: Rear of property
Rear infill extension with glazed roof, addition of rooflights to existing rear projection, alteration to rear opening (resubmission following refusal of 5/2018/1219)
Price for 59 Oswald Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£779,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.9% per year over 21 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 9.9% per year over 21 years.
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59 Oswald Road is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
Price per m²
£6,633
Street avg £5,487
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Extension: Rear of property
Rear infill extension with rooflight, conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation with rear dormer and juliet balcony, addition of rooflights to existing rear projection
Full planning data for 59 Oswald Road, St Albans, AL1 3AQ
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30 June 2017Most recent
£650,000
+62.9%over 6 years23 June 2011
£399,000
+329.0%over 14 years12 December 1996
£93,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3AQ: £775,000 (2024–2021).
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CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
AL1 3BH
Closest school
0.4 km
Loreto College. 37 schools nearby.