7 Bedford Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 3BH). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£590/sq ft) was about 49.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (72 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £800,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Insertion of first floor balustrade on top of existing single storey roof
7 Bedford Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£851,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 7 years.
£800,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 7 years.
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On habitable rooms, 7 Bedford Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,349
Street avg £5,840
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
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 7 Bedford Road, St Albans, AL1 3BH
1 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
23 April 2021Most recent
£800,000
+12.7%21 January 2021
£710,000
+32.7%over 6 years20 June 2014
£535,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3BH: £610,000 (2024–2021).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 4.3 t/year
AL1 3BH
Closest school
0.4 km
Loreto College. 36 schools nearby.