30 Alma Road, St Albans, AL1 3BW
About 30 Alma Road
30 Alma Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 3BW). It has a recorded floor area of 160 m² (around 1724 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 160 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). On the market in September 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,104,000 is 38.9% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£461/sq ft) was about 298.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 6 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
30 Alma Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 May 2021
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 24 May 2021
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Planning history
30 Alma Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
6 applications on record at 30 Alma Road, St Albans, AL1 3BW
- Sept 2000FullOutcome in report
Formation of vehicular crossover and parking bay
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 5/2000/1586
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksAug 2024Decision
- ExtensionJul 2021Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
30 Alma Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£1,104,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 18 years.
£795,000
Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
15 September 2013Most recent
£795,000
+71.0%over 10 years7 March 2003
£465,000
+57.1%over 3 years28 January 2000
£296,000
+91.0%over 4 years31 August 1995
£155,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in AL1 3BW: £357,500 (2008–1995).
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
283/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Telford Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Peter's School. 37 schools nearby.
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