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Empson House, Flat 3, 21 Sandridge Road, St Albans, AL1 4BA

Property type
End terrace
Floor 1st
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
64 m²
689 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Empson House

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

Empson House is an end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 4BA). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).

Today's modelled estimate of £389,000 sits 85.2% above the 2022 sale of £210,000. At 64 m² it's 25.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 3 EPCs). Sold May 2022 for £210,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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)
Sept 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2019from Apr 2009
Roof Insulation
UninsulatedPartial

Roof insulation improved

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-era1st Floor MaisonetteEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Empson House, Flat 3, 21 Sandridge Road, St Albans, AL1 4BA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Empson House has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application 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.

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

Current estimate

£389,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£210,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 May 2022Most recent

    £210,000

Median price across the last 3 sales in AL1 4BA: £165,000 (2022–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Sandridge Road homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Empson House lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,281

Street avg £3,524

Below

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 51 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Strongly below
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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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Flat
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

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Boundary Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School. 35 schools nearby.

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

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Empson House, Flat 3, 21 Sandridge Road, St Albans, AL1 4BA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.