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17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, St Albans, AL1 3YS

3 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 1st
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
35 m²
377 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band C
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Overview

About 17 Art School Yard

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

17 Art School Yard is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 3YS). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows a C (score 72). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (51 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£690/sq ft) was about 87.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £260,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • ParkingYes
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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.
Current Certificate
Jun 2018

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.1 t/year
Occupancy
—

Certificate validity

Valid until 25 June 2028

1 year remaining
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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th century1st Floor MaisonetteEPC CNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, St Albans, AL1 3YS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

17 Art School Yard 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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.

Current estimate

£250,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 23 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£260,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 June 2021Most recent

    £260,000

    +130.1%over 20 years

  2. 3 August 2000

    £113,000

    +67.4%over 1 year

  3. 13 September 1998

    £67,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3YS: £268,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Victoria Street homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 17 Art School Yard runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£7,429

Street avg £5,328

Strongly above

Floor Area

35 m²

Street avg 48 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 17 Art School Yard

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

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 Cranmore Court, Avenue Road

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1 Davis Court, Marlborough Road

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£331k

1 Ardentinny, Grosvenor Road

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1 Brooklands Court, Hatfield Road

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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

283/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Police Station — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School. 35 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, St Albans, AL1 3YS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.