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13 Beacon House, Beaconsfield Road, St Albans, AL1 3RT

Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 01
Bedroom
1
Floor area
44 m²
474 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Social Rental
Overview

About 13 Beacon House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

13 Beacon House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 3RT). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 44 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 24 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–62 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2014); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 1995–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £201,000 sits 82.7% above the 2014 sale of £110,000. Last sold in October 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
  • EnsuiteYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th century1st Floor FlatEPC ENo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 13 Beacon House, Beaconsfield Road, St Albans, AL1 3RT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

13 Beacon House has no planning applications on record.

13

But the area is active

13 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

13 Beacon House has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£201,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 19 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2014)

£110,000

Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 October 2014Most recent

    £110,000

    +158.8%over 19 years

  2. 15 June 1995

    £42,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3RT: £125,000 (2023–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Beaconsfield Road homes

Four headline reads against 23 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m²

£2,500

Street avg £2,614

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Floor Area

44 m²

Street avg 45 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Beaumonds, Upper Marlborough Road

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1 Cranmore Court, Avenue Road

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1 bed1 bath
£319k

1 Ardentinny, Grosvenor Road

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£343k

1 Brooklands Court, Hatfield Road

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2 bed1 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Albans district page.
Full St Albans report

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

Hatfield Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Loreto College. 37 schools nearby.

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FAQ

Common questions

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