1 Breakspear Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 5EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 116 m² (around 1249 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a C (score 74). When first surveyed in September 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 8.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £1,111,000 is 11.1% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£801/sq ft) was about 81.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 116 m² it's 16% larger than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 10 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 80% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold October 2023 for £1,000,000.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Latest sale on 1 Breakspear Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,111,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 24 years.
£1,000,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 24 years.
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1 Breakspear Avenue outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£8,621
Street avg £6,837
Floor Area
116 m²
Street avg 110 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Vanda Crescent — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Single storey side and two storey front extensions with rooflights following demolition of existing conservatory, alterations to roof to facilitate extension to existing habitable loft space with new dormer window, construction of additional parking space
Conversion of loft to form living space with front dormer window (resubmission following refusal of 5/02/1120)
Full planning data for 1 Breakspear Avenue, St Albans, AL1 5EJ
1 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
13 October 2023Most recent
£1,000,000
+57.7%over 3 years3 July 2020
£634,000
+346.5%over 20 years16 August 1999
£142,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 5EJ: £870,000 (2024–2019).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
AL1 5SH
Closest school
0.2 km
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery. 36 schools nearby.