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12 Royal Road, St Albans, AL1 4LQ

6 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
132 m²
1421 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Royal Road

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

12 Royal Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 4LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).

One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2016. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 132 m² it's 23.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (107 m² median across 7 EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £951,000 is 18.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£566/sq ft) was about 27.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £803,500 in May 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Royal Road, St Albans, AL1 4LQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 12 Royal Road, St Albans, AL1 4LQ

1decisions1extensions14documents1nearby
  1. May 2016
    Loft ConversionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Certiticate of Lawfulness (proposed)- Loft conversion with rear dormer window and two front rooflights

    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2016/1032
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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 12 Royal Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£951,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£803,500

Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 19 May 2021Most recent

    £803,500

  2. 2 January 2018

    £803,500

    +181.4%over 12 years

  3. 28 April 2005

    £285,500

    +36.0%over 3 years

  4. 13 September 2001

    £210,000

    +44.8%over 3 years

  5. 2 July 1998

    £145,000

    +30.0%over 2 years

  6. 28 March 1996

    £111,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 4LQ: £805,000 (2023–2014).

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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.

12 Royal Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,087

Street avg £3,679

Strongly above

Floor Area

132 m²

Street avg 117 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.0 t/year

Street avg 4.2 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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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

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