9 Althorp Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 3PH). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in August 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £696,000 sits 291% above the 1999 sale of £178,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£199/sq ft) was about 53.9% below the postcode norm. At 83 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 4 EPCs).
No planning applications are recorded against 9 Althorp Road, St Albans, AL1 3PH. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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9 Althorp Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£696,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£178,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On price per m², 9 Althorp Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,145
Street avg £5,814
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 120 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
20 August 1999Most recent
£178,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3PH: £675,000 (2022–2003).
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CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
AL1 3BH
Closest school
0.2 km
Maple Primary School. 36 schools nearby.