5 Bedford Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 3BH). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2014) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from October 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 5.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £813,000 is 25.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£486/sq ft) was about 23% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On the market in February 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Oct 2024
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Two storey rear extension (retrospective)
5 Bedford Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£813,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 9 years.
£649,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 9 years.
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Floor Area for 5 Bedford Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,234
Street avg £5,909
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
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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Extension: Rear of property
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
Full planning data for 5 Bedford Road, St Albans, AL1 3BH
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26 February 2015Most recent
£649,000
+65.5%over 9 years23 February 2006
£392,092
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3BH: £610,000 (2024–2021).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
AL1 3RY
Closest school
0.4 km
Loreto College. 36 schools nearby.