1a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 3AU). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 5.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£667/sq ft) was about 88.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2023 for £625,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 87 m² it's 25.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 24 EPCs). 7 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Demolition of workshop and erection of a pair of semi-detached two bedroom dwellings (amendment to planning permission 5/05/0050 dated 28/02/05)
Sale price has at least doubled since 2005.
£664,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 17 years.
£625,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 17 years.
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Habitable Rooms for 1a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,184
Street avg £6,722
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 70 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
Iceland — bus stop.
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Demolition of workshop and erection of a pair of semi-detached two bedroom dwellings (resubmission following refusal of 5/04/1867)
Full planning data for 1a, Alexandra Road, St Albans, AL1 3AU
5 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
27 April 2023Most recent
£625,000
+75.4%over 14 years26 September 2008
£356,250
+16.8%over 1 year12 December 2006
£305,000
+25.8%over 1 year7 December 2005
£242,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3AU: £585,000 (2025–2024).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
AL1 3NU
Closest school
0.4 km
Loreto College. 36 schools nearby.