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1 Royal Road, St Albans, AL1 4LQ

EPC B
Property type
Detached
Floor area
122 m²
1313 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 83
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 Royal Road

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

1 Royal Road is a detached house in St Albans (AL1 4LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2021. The latest certificate (December 2021) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

Held since August 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £967,000 sits 504.4% above the 1997 sale of £160,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£122/sq ft) was about 65.5% below the postcode norm.

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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.

1 Royal Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

A
B
B83
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Royal Road, St Albans, AL1 4LQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Royal Road has no planning applications on record.

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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.

1 Royal Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).

Current estimate

£967,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1997)

£160,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 August 1997Most recent

    £160,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 4LQ: £805,000 (2023–2020).

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On the street

Versus other Royal Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 1 Royal Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,311

Street avg £4,634

Below

Floor Area

122 m²

Street avg 119 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

29 years

Street avg 12 years

Strongly above
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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.
£947k

1 Burnham Road

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4 bed2 bath
£1.0m

1 Hamilton Road

AL1 4PZ

£1.0m

1 Clarence Park Mews, Clarence Road

AL1 4FL

£873k

1 Chaucer Close, Sandridge Road

AL1 4FJ

4 bed
£1.2m

1 Clarence Road

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£773k

1 Gleave Close

AL1 4QG

3 bed1 bath
£772k

1 Arthur Road

AL1 4SZ

3 bed2 bath
£1.2m

1 Blandford Road

AL1 4JP

4 bed3 bath
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.
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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Morrisons — bus stop.

Closest school

0.0 km

Fleetville Infant and Nursery School. 34 schools nearby.

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FAQ

Common questions

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