6 Art School Yard is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 3YS). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. At 34 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (34–62 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in October 2001. Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 19.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 sits 89.6% above the 2001 sale of £135,000. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (51 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
No planning applications are recorded against 6 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 at least doubled since 1996.
£256,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.2% per year over 5 years.
£135,000
Growth on file: 19.2% per year over 5 years.
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On price per m², 6 Art School Yard runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,971
Street avg £6,559
Floor Area
34 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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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
30 October 2001Most recent
£135,000
+146.6%over 5 years6 September 1996
£54,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3YS: £268,000 (2025–2021).
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Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
AL1 3UQ
Closest school
0.4 km
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School. 35 schools nearby.