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 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–62 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 16 units on file.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 2.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£579/sq ft) was about 79.1% 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 15 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.
No planning applications are recorded against 8 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, St Albans, AL1 3YS. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£285,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 15 years.
£268,000
Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 15 years.
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8 Art School Yard outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,233
Street avg £6,182
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 48 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 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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17 January 2022Most recent
£268,000
+21.8%over 8 years30 April 2013
£220,000
+18.3%over 6 years4 October 2006
£186,000
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
17 Art School Yard Victoria Street St Albans
Sold Jun 2021
9 Art School Yard Victoria Street St Albans
Sold Jul 2017
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CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
AL1 3NL
Closest school
0.4 km
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School. 35 schools nearby.