17 Bedford Road, St Albans, AL1 3BH

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. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.4% per year. 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 23 EPCs).