12 Art School Yard is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 3YS). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a balcony.
A recent sale: £335,000 in January 2025. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £451,000 is 34.6% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£566/sq ft) was about 58.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
No planning applications are recorded against 12 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, St Albans, AL1 3YS. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for 12 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, St Albans, AL1 3YS
Every application and decision on this property and nearby, in full, in the report.
12 Art School Yard valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£451,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£335,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Everything we know about this property, compiled into one in-depth, downloadable report.
Detailed analysis
A written breakdown of everything that matters
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Police Station — bus stop.
Launch offer
Secure checkout · One-off payment
30-day money-back guarantee
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
17 January 2025Most recent
£335,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3YS: £268,000 (2024–2017).
7 Art School Yard Victoria Street St Albans
Sold Oct 2024
4 Art School Yard Victoria Street St Albans
Sold Feb 2023
8 Art School Yard Victoria Street St Albans
Sold Jan 2022
17 Art School Yard Victoria Street St Albans
Sold Jun 2021
9 Art School Yard Victoria Street St Albans
Sold Jul 2017
Detailed EPC data
Full energy ratings, history and recommendations
Full planning history
Every application and decision on record
Comparable sales data
Plus transport, crime, schools and air quality
Ad-free · Secure Stripe checkout · One-off payment
30-day money-back guarantee
AL1 3FZ
Closest school
0.4 km
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School. 35 schools nearby.