38 Boundary Road, St Albans, AL1 4DW
About 38 Boundary Road
38 Boundary Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 4DW). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include a loft. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 85 m² the property is well over the postcode median (57 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £732,000 is 10.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£721/sq ft) was about 57.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £660,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Previously extendedYes
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
3 applications on record at 38 Boundary Road, St Albans, AL1 4DW
- Oct 2015ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Part two, part single storey side extension, single storey rear extension and alterations to openings
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2015/2526
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsJul 2016Decision
- DemolitionApr 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
38 Boundary Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£732,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 25 years.
£660,000
Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
12 February 2021Most recent
£660,000
+61.0%over 6 years24 July 2014
£410,000
+32.3%over 6 years14 March 2008
£310,000
+82.4%over 7 years1 March 2001
£170,000
+120.8%over 5 years27 October 1995
£77,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 4DW: £500,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in AL1 4DW
Versus other Boundary Road homes
38 Boundary Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,765
Street avg £7,431
Floor Area
85 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Boundary Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School. 35 schools nearby.
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