7 Blandford Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 4JP). It has a recorded floor area of 230 m² (around 2476 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in March 2018 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 230 m² the property is well over the postcode median (125 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £1,661,000 sits 66.3% above the 2018 sale of £998,750. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£403/sq ft) was about 41.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £998,750 in September 2018.
7 Blandford Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension with rooflights following demolition of conservatory
7 Blandford Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,661,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£998,750
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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7 Blandford Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,342
Street avg £5,109
Floor Area
230 m²
Street avg 146 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
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.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Conversion of loft space with rear dormer window
Full planning data for 7 Blandford Road, St Albans, AL1 4JP
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28 September 2018Most recent
£998,750
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 4JP: £940,000 (2024–2007).
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
AL1 4JP
Closest school
0.3 km
Verulam School. 36 schools nearby.