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.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£690/sq ft) was about 87.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (51 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this 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.
17 Art School Yard ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
No planning applications are recorded against 17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, St Albans, AL1 3YS. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1998.
£269,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 23 years.
£260,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 23 years.
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EPC Rating for 17 Art School Yard runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,429
Street avg £5,982
Floor Area
35 m²
Street avg 48 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
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.
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24 June 2021Most recent
£260,000
+130.1%over 20 years4 August 2000
£113,000
+67.4%over 1 year14 September 1998
£67,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3YS: £335,000 (2025–2017).
12 Art School Yard Victoria Street St Albans
Sold Jan 2025
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
9 Art School Yard Victoria Street St Albans
Sold Jul 2017
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Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
AL1 3UQ
Closest school
0.4 km
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School. 35 schools nearby.