3a, Albion Road, St Albans, AL1 5EB
About 3a
3a is a detached house in St Albans (AL1 5EB). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1084 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £672,000 sits 607.4% above the 2021 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£88/sq ft) was about 73.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Last sale on file: £95,000 in July 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
3a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Apr 2019
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 3a, Albion Road, St Albans, AL1 5EB
- Feb 2018Change of UseOutlineOutcome in report
Application for Prior Approval - Change of use from Class B1(c) (light industrial) to Class C3 (residential) to create one, one bedroom dwelling
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2017/3661
- More recent applications — locked
- Change of UseJan 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
3a's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2021).
£672,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£95,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
11 July 2021Most recent
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 5EB: £702,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Albion Road homes
On price per m², 3a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£943
Street avg £4,862
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Crown PH — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery. 36 schools nearby.
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