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8 Arthur Road, St Albans, AL1 4SZ

Extendable
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
81 m²
872 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Arthur Road

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

8 Arthur Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 4SZ). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 81 m² it's 22.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (66 m² median across 43 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £589,000 is 10.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£612/sq ft) was about 76.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £534,000. 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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Arthur Road, St Albans, AL1 4SZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Arthur Road has no planning applications on record.

1

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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£589,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 15 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£534,000

Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 September 2022Most recent

    £534,000

    +85.4%over 15 years

  2. 28 June 2007

    £288,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 4SZ: £530,000 (2024–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Arthur Road homes

Four headline reads against 40 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Arthur Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£6,593

Street avg £6,389

Below

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 71 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly below
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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

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Arthur Road

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1 Grimsdyke Lodge, Hatfield Road

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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.
Full St Albans report

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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Arthur Road, St Albans, AL1 4SZ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.