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23 Blandford Road, St Albans, AL1 4JP

2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
133 m²
1432 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 23 Blandford Road

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

23 Blandford Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 4JP). It has a recorded floor area of 133 m² (around 1432 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump.

Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,063,000 is 13.1% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£657/sq ft) was about 118.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Sold December 2019 for £940,000.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
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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.

23 Blandford Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Blandford Road, St Albans, AL1 4JP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at 23 Blandford Road, St Albans, AL1 4JP

2decisions1extensions18documents1nearby
  1. Mar 2021
    Outline
    Outcome in report

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Part of the existing roof will be demolished and dormer/s will be built

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2021/0216
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 23 Blandford Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£1,063,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.8% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£940,000

Growth on file: 8.8% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 December 2019Most recent

    £940,000

    +683.3%over 24 years

  2. 22 August 1995

    £120,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 4JP: £950,000 (2024–2007).

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On the street

Versus other Blandford Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

23 Blandford Road is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£7,068

Street avg £4,655

Above

Floor Area

133 m²

Street avg 162 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.9 t/year

Street avg 6.7 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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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

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Cemetery — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Verulam School. 36 schools nearby.

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Common questions

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