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21 Bedford Road, St Albans, AL1 3BH

3 sales on record4 planning records

Estimated value

£592,000

  • Since the 2019 sale (£550,000)+8%
  • Against AL1 3BH's recent median (£610,000)-3%

Newest record on this page: June 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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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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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£592,000

  • Against its 2019 sale (£550,000)+8%
  • Against AL1 3BH's recent median (£610,000)-3%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 21 Bedford Road is modelled from its 58 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 3BH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    58 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2010

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2019

  • Recent sales in AL1 3BH

    5 sales, median £610,000 (2024–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: June 2024Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 4 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

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).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 21 Bedford Road, St Albans, AL1 3BH. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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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
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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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
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.
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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.

Nearest schools

  • Loreto CollegeSecondary389m
  • St Peter's SchoolPrimary435m
  • Alban City SchoolPrimary597m
  • Maple Primary SchoolPrimary704m

Nearest stops

  • Telford CourtBus stop113m
  • Alexandra RoadBus stop114m
  • IcelandBus stop132m
  • Lattimore RoadBus stop216m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,137 reports27%
  • Anti-social Behaviour796 reports19%
  • Shoplifting555 reports13%
  • Vehicle Crime377 reports9%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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Level 3 Building Survey

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

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Comparables

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 21 Bedford Road is modelled from its 58 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 3BH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 21 Bedford Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 21 Bedford Road was lodged in March 2010 at band F and expired in March 2020, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to 21 Bedford Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 36 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL1 3BH, not by walking route.
Council tax band
21 Bedford Road is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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