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

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£260,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£268,000)-3%
  • Against AL1 3YS's recent median (£265,000)-2%

Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
End terrace
Floor 1st
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
43 m²
463 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£260,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£268,000)-3%
  • Against AL1 3YS's recent median (£265,000)-2%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 8 Art School Yard is modelled from its 43 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 3YS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    43 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2020

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in AL1 3YS

    5 sales, median £265,000 (2025–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: December 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 January 2022Most recent

    £268,000

    +21.8%over 8 years

  2. 29 April 2013

    £220,000

    +18.3%over 6 years

  3. 3 October 2006

    £186,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3YS: £265,000 (2025–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 8 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, St Albans, AL1 3YS. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 8 Art School Yard

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

8 Art School Yard is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 3YS). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (December 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on electricity. At 43 m² this is the 6th smallest of 17 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–62 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 17 units on file.

Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£579/sq ft) was about 93% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 43 m² it's 15.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 16 EPCs). Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £268,000. 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
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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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(1 of 2)
Mar 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 14 March 2030

3 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, St Albans, AL1 3YS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 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.

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.

8 Art School Yard is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£6,233

Street avg £5,527

On par

Floor Area

43 m²

Street avg 48 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 2.6 t/year

Below
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.

Nearest schools

  • Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimary385m
  • Alban City SchoolPrimary410m
  • The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansPrimary537m
  • Loreto CollegeSecondary606m

Nearest stops

  • Police StationBus stop47m
  • Town HallBus stop79m
  • The Peahen PHBus stop113m
  • St Peter's StreetBus stop273m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,137 reports27%
  • Anti-social Behaviour796 reports19%
  • Shoplifting555 reports13%
  • Vehicle Crime377 reports9%

Go deeper on the local area

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

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Late 20th century1st Floor FlatEPC DNo mains gas

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Art School Yard is modelled from its 43 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 3YS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 8 Art School Yard. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 8 Art School Yard was lodged in March 2020 at band D and is valid until March 2030. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 8 Art School Yard. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 35 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL1 3YS, not by walking route.
Council tax band
8 Art School Yard is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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