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21 Bedford Road, St Albans, AL1 3BH

3 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
58 m²
620 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 30
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 21 Bedford Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

21 Bedford Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 3BH). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 620 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2010) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 51). The latest certificate is from March 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 58 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 23 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£887/sq ft) was about 124.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2019 at £550,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing

Building

  • Heating systemGas
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

21 Bedford Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Mar 2020

Current Certificate
Mar 2010

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F30
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 25 March 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Bedford Road, St Albans, AL1 3BH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 applications on record at 21 Bedford Road, St Albans, AL1 3BH

4decisions1extensions24documents13nearby
  1. Jul 2015
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Single storey side and rear extensions

    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2015/1392
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. Tree WorksDecision

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  • The 24 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

21 Bedford Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£592,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£550,000

Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 January 2019Most recent

    £550,000

    +100.0%over 8 years

  2. 4 October 2010

    £275,000

    +135.0%over 12 years

  3. 30 January 1998

    £117,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3BH: £610,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Bedford Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

21 Bedford Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£9,549

Street avg £5,869

Strongly above

Floor Area

58 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 21 Bedford Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Albans district page.
Full St Albans report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

283/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Telford Court — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Loreto College. 36 schools nearby.

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