1 Bedford Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 3BH). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement and a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 4.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£588/sq ft) was about 49% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £835,000 in June 2024.
1 Bedford Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Rear of property
Latest sale on 1 Bedford Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£810,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 21 years.
£835,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 21 years.
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On years held, 1 Bedford Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,326
Street avg £5,841
Floor Area
132 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
Telford Court — bus stop.
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First floor rear extensions at Nos 1 & 3, two storey rear extension at No 5 following demolition of conservatory, ground floor extension at No 7
Extension: Rear of property
First floor rear extension at Nos 1 & 3 and two storey rear extension at No 5 following demolition of conservatory
Full planning data for 1 Bedford Road, St Albans, AL1 3BH
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7 June 2024Most recent
£835,000
+14.4%over 4 years9 December 2019
£730,000
+105.6%over 16 years21 November 2003
£355,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3BH: £552,500 (2024–2021).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.8 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
AL1 3PQ
Closest school
0.4 km
Loreto College. 36 schools nearby.