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16 Clifton Street, St Albans, AL1 3RY

7 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
62 m²
667 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 16 Clifton Street

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

16 Clifton Street is a mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 3RY). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (April 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump.

Sold April 2021 for £735,000. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £824,000 is 12.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,101/sq ft) was about 169.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 62 m² it's 27.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 20 EPCs).

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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)
Aug 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2020from Apr 2010
EPC improved fromD60toE49
Heating Controls
Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Clifton Street, St Albans, AL1 3RY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Clifton Street has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 16 Clifton Street, St Albans, AL1 3RY

1decisions1extensions2documents13nearby
  1. Mar 2005
    ExtensionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Single storey rear extension, and alterations to existing rear extension

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2005/0369
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 16 Clifton Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£824,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.4% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£735,000

Growth on file: 15.4% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 April 2021Most recent

    £735,000

    +0.7%over 7 months

  2. 24 September 2020

    £730,000

    +52.1%over 9 years

  3. 12 November 2010

    £480,000

    +42.2%over 7 years

  4. 3 August 2003

    £337,500

    +50.0%over 6 months

  5. 31 January 2003

    £225,000

    +114.3%over 1 year

  6. 7 December 2001

    £105,000

    +400.0%over 5 years

  7. 7 July 1996

    £21,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3RY: £675,560 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Clifton Street homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 16 Clifton Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£11,855

Street avg £6,280

Strongly above

Floor Area

62 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

On par
Before you decide

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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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£750k

1 Archington Court, Oswald Road

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£1.0m

1 Althorp Road

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£1.0m

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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

Alban City School — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Alban City School. 35 schools nearby.

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Common questions

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