5 Alexandra Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 3AU). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 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 87), a 2-band jump.
Held since January 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 7.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £593,000 sits 97.7% above the 2007 sale of £299,950. At 80 m² it's 15.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 24 EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
No planning applications are recorded against 5 Alexandra Road, St Albans, AL1 3AU. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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5 Alexandra Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£593,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 7 years.
£299,950
Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 7 years.
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5 Alexandra Road is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,749
Street avg £6,886
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 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
Iceland — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
26 January 2007Most recent
£299,950
+20.0%over 2 years2 July 2004
£249,950
+40.4%over 4 years23 March 2000
£178,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3AU: £585,000 (2025–2024).
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CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
AL1 3NU
Closest school
0.4 km
Loreto College. 36 schools nearby.