2 Arthur Road, St Albans, AL1 4SZ
About 2 Arthur Road
2 Arthur Road is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 4SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.
At 80 m² it's 21.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 43 EPCs). Across 1998–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £667,000 is 23.1% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£629/sq ft) was about 81% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 9 years since the last transfer (March 2017). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageDouble
- Corner plotYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 2 Arthur Road, St Albans, AL1 4SZ
- May 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2004/0603
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationOct 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 2 Arthur Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£667,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 19 years.
£542,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
29 March 2017Most recent
£542,000
+316.9%over 19 years18 March 1998
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 4SZ: £530,000 (2024–2023).
Versus other Arthur Road homes
On habitable rooms, 2 Arthur Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,775
Street avg £6,384
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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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
0.1 km
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School. 32 schools nearby.
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