27 Charmouth Road, St Albans, AL1 4RS
About 27 Charmouth Road
27 Charmouth Road is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 4RS). It has a recorded floor area of 173 m² (around 1862 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sold November 2024 for £1,239,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 6 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 173 m² it's 15.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (150 m² median across 10 EPCs). Across 1999–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,402,000 is 13.1% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£666/sq ft) was about 114.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
27 Charmouth Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 June 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Solar PV panels (25 kWp) installed
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Planning history
27 Charmouth Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
6 applications on record at 27 Charmouth Road, St Albans, AL1 4RS
- Mar 2000ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side of property
Single storey side extension
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 5/2000/0348
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionJan 2024Decision
- OutlineDec 2023Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 27 Charmouth Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1999 starting point.
£1,402,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 25 years.
£1,239,500
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
8 November 2024Most recent
£1,239,500
+87.8%over 17 years31 May 2007
£660,000
+6.5%8 December 2006
£620,000
+116.8%over 6 years14 December 1999
£285,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 4RS: £1,275,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in AL1 4RS
Versus other Charmouth Road homes
27 Charmouth Road is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£7,165
Street avg £6,555
Floor Area
173 m²
Street avg 145 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
283/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Blenheim Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Bernards Heath Infant and Nursery School. 35 schools nearby.
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