1 Althorp Road is a four-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL1 3PH). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £1,025,000 is 22% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£535/sq ft) was about 101.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in September 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
1 Althorp Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Feb 2025
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey front and rear extensions following demolition of existing conservatory, raising of ridge height to facilitate loft conversion to habitable accommodation with front rooflights and rear dormer windows and alterations to openings
1 Althorp Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,025,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£840,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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EPC Rating for 1 Althorp Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,753
Street avg £4,612
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Walton Street — bus stop.
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Extension: Single storey
Single storey front and side extension with rooflight following demolition of existing detached garage. Enlargement of existing single storey front extension with lean to roof
Full planning data for 1 Althorp Road, St Albans, AL1 3PH
1 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
11 September 2015Most recent
£840,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3PH: £472,500 (2022–2001).
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CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
AL1 3PQ
Closest school
0.2 km
Maple Primary School. 36 schools nearby.