17 Bedford Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 3BH). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Other recorded features include a loft.
Held since August 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: 12.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £525,000 sits 70.7% above the 2007 sale of £307,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£510/sq ft) was about 28.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it's 22.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 20 EPCs).
No planning applications are recorded against 17 Bedford Road, St Albans, AL1 3BH. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£525,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.4% per year over 10 years.
£307,500
Growth on file: 12.4% per year over 10 years.
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17 Bedford Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£5,491
Street avg £5,893
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
Telford Court — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
30 August 2007Most recent
£307,500
+33.7%over 2 years15 October 2004
£230,000
+142.2%over 7 years15 August 1997
£94,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3BH: £610,000 (2024–2021).
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CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
AL1 3NU
Closest school
0.4 km
Loreto College. 36 schools nearby.