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15 Castle Road, St Albans, AL1 5DQ

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
73 m²
783 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 15 Castle Road

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

15 Castle Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 5DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 783 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2011) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 58). The latest certificate is from December 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 73 m² it's 16.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 31 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2018. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2012–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£766/sq ft) was about 135.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £600,000 in December 2020.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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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.

15 Castle Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Dec 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Castle Road, St Albans, AL1 5DQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 15 Castle Road, St Albans, AL1 5DQ

1decisions1extensions9documents5nearby
  1. Oct 2018
    Loft ConversionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Rear dormer windows to main roofslope and outrigger roofslope, two rooflights to front roofslope, to facilitate loft conversion to habitable accommodation

    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2018/2321
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

15 Castle Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2012.

Current estimate

£622,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.6% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£600,000

Growth on file: 9.6% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 December 2020Most recent

    £600,000

    +34.5%over 4 years

  2. 20 September 2016

    £446,000

    +55.4%over 3 years

  3. 23 November 2012

    £287,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 5DQ: £720,000 (2025–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Castle Road homes

Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

15 Castle Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£8,250

Street avg £5,656

Strongly above

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 4.1 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
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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.
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Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Oakdene Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Fleetville Infant and Nursery School. 32 schools nearby.

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