Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Alma Road, St Albans, AL1 3AR
EPC B
Estimated value
£1,022,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£900,000)+14%
- Against AL1 3AR's recent median (£400,000)+156%
Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
213 m²
2293 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 83
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£1,022,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£900,000)+14%
- Against AL1 3AR's recent median (£400,000)+156%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Alma Road is modelled from its 213 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 3AR. 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
213 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2018
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in AL1 3AR
5 sales, median £400,000 (2025–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | 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.
Latest sale on 1 Alma Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Sales timeline
16 February 2022Most recent
£900,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3AR: £400,000 (2025–2022).
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 Alma Road, St Albans, AL1 3AR. 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 1 Alma Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Alma Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 3AR). It has a recorded floor area of 213 m² (around 2293 sq ft). The latest certificate (March 2018) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average.
At 213 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 39 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £1,022,000 is 13.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£393/sq ft) was about 21.9% below the postcode norm. Sold February 2022 for £900,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
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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.
1 Alma Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate
Mar 2018EPC Rating
A
B
B83
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
—
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
2.4 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 March 2028
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Alma Road, St Albans, AL1 3AR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Alma Road has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
13 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Alma Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On years held, 1 Alma Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,225
Street avg £4,800
Floor Area
213 m²
Street avg 111 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 8 years
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
0.0 km
Telford Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Peter's School. 36 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- St Peter's SchoolPrimary382m
- Loreto CollegeSecondary479m
- Alban City SchoolPrimary705m
- St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & NurseryPrimary757m
Nearest stops
- Telford CourtBus stop31m
- Alma RoadBus stop151m
- Alexandra RoadBus stop155m
- IcelandBus stop218m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,137 reports27%
- Anti-social Behaviour796 reports19%
- Shoplifting555 reports13%
- Vehicle Crime377 reports9%
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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 1 Alma Road is modelled from its 213 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 3AR. 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. 1 sale is recorded for 1 Alma 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 1 Alma Road was lodged in March 2018 at band B and is valid until March 2028. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 1 Alma 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 36 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL1 3AR, not by walking route.
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