What kind of home is 17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, AL1 3YS?

17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, AL1 3YS is a 1-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What did 17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, AL1 3YS sell for?

17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, AL1 3YS last sold for £260,000 in June 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £67,500 in September 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, AL1 3YS changed over time?

Across 3 sales between September 1998 and June 2021, 17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, AL1 3YS rose from £67,500 to £260,000, a change of £192,500. That works out to roughly +6.1% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, AL1 3YS?

The current EPC rating for 17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, AL1 3YS is C with a score of 72 out of 100, lodged in June 2018. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, AL1 3YS?

17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, AL1 3YS has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (377 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 31% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in AL1 3YS. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, AL1 3YS use?

The latest EPC at 17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, AL1 3YS records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, AL1 3YS?

17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, AL1 3YS is in council tax band C.

Which area is 17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, AL1 3YS in?

17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, AL1 3YS sits in St Albans. It falls within the AL1 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

Is 17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, AL1 3YS in a safe area?

Police records around 17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, AL1 3YS show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 39% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, AL1 3YS?

The closest primary school to 17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, AL1 3YS is Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School (385m), one of 27 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Loreto College (606m), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, AL1 3YS?

The closest bus stop to 17 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, AL1 3YS is Police Station, 47m away. The nearest rail option is St Albans City Rail Station, 715m away.

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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

Bathroom

Floor area

35 m²

377 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 72

Council tax

Band C

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 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. 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 87.3% 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

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Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Outside

ParkingYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

17 Art School Yard ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

C72

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.1 t/year

Occupancy

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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.

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

£269,000

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

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Last sold (2021)

£260,000

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

Sales timeline

23 June 2021Most recent
£260,000
+130.1%over 20 years
3 August 2000
£113,000
+67.4%over 1 year
13 September 1998
£67,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3YS: £335,000 (2025–2017).

Nearby sales in AL1 3YS

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On the street

Versus other Victoria Street homes

Four headline reads against 13 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 £5,982

Strongly above

Floor Area

35 m²

Street avg 48 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Strongly above

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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.

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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.

Closest school

0.4 km

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

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