16a, Hillside Road, St Albans, AL1 3QL
About 16a
16a is a property in St Albans (AL1 3QL). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. At 125 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–353 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 125 m² it's 25.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (167 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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Planning history
Planning history at 16a is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
3 applications on record at 16a, Hillside Road, St Albans, AL1 3QL
- Oct 2016Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Fell 2 Cypress in rear garden (1 dead). Reduce all Cypress trees in front garden by 25%. Re-pollard Lime close to front corner of house and reduce nearby Yew by 20%.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- TP/2016/0409
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksApr 2025Decision
- Tree WorksMay 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
16a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£658,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3QL: £1,100,000 (2022–2005).
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Versus other Hillside Road homes
On epc rating, 16a runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 95 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Walton Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Maple Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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