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26 Blandford Road, St Albans, AL1 4JR

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
120 m²
1292 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 26 Blandford Road

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

26 Blandford Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 4JR). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Sold May 2021 for £1,009,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2024. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,157,000 is 14.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£781/sq ft) was about 35.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
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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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Aug 2026

Current Certificate
Aug 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 3 August 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Blandford Road, St Albans, AL1 4JR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 26 Blandford Road, St Albans, AL1 4JR

1decisions1extensions6documents1nearby
  1. Sept 2024
    Loft ConversionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion, rear dormer and out rigger

    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2024/1366
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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.

26 Blandford Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£1,157,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£1,009,000

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 May 2021Most recent

    £1,009,000

    +62.1%over 13 years

  2. 24 October 2007

    £622,500

    +50.0%over 5 years

  3. 11 September 2002

    £415,000

    +88.6%over 5 years

  4. 7 September 1997

    £220,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 4JR: £1,035,000 (2022–2015).

On the street

Versus other Blandford Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

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

Price per m²

£8,408

Street avg £10,085

On par

Floor Area

120 m²

Street avg 140 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 7.5 t/year

On par
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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
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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

283/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Cemetery — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Verulam School. 36 schools nearby.

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