8 Alban Court is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 5DN). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 42 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 10 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–50 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Average.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 6.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£542/sq ft) was about 109.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2022 for £245,000. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2019. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
8 Alban Court's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Birch T1 next to access - reduce height of overhanging crown dripline over access by 6m. Reason - to allow passage of construction traffic past tree.
8 Alban Court has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.3% per year over 25 years.
£245,000
Growth on file: 6.3% per year over 25 years.
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8 Alban Court is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,833
Street avg £4,316
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 46 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Oakdene Way — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Full planning data for 8 Alban Court, Burleigh Road, St Albans, AL1 5DN
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4 October 2022Most recent
£245,000
+6.5%over 4 years24 November 2017
£230,000
+31.4%over 3 years5 September 2014
£175,000
+13.6%over 7 years26 April 2007
£154,000
+19.8%over 1 year14 December 2005
£128,500
+49.4%over 4 years6 August 2001
£86,000
+56.4%over 3 years20 February 1998
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 5DN: £258,000 (2022–2018).
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CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 1.6 t/year
AL1 5DH
Closest school
0.4 km
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School. 32 schools nearby.