1 Gainsborough Avenue, St Albans, AL1 4NJ

1 Gainsborough Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL1 4NJ). It has a recorded floor area of 195 m² (around 2099 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

At 195 m² the property is well over the postcode median (147 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was July 2025 at £1,795,808 — fresh data. 9 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2012–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£856/sq ft) was about 66.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.