42 Ashtree Court is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 5UE). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. At 53 m² this is the 17th smallest of 38 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 45–84 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a balcony. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Average.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 6.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£526/sq ft) was about 96.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
No planning applications are recorded against 42 Ashtree Court, Granville Road, St Albans, AL1 5UE. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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42 Ashtree Court has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£319,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 27 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 27 years.
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Years Held for 42 Ashtree Court lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,660
Street avg £3,907
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 61 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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
Granville Road — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
14 October 2022Most recent
£300,000
+65.7%over 10 years19 July 2012
£181,000
+206.8%over 16 years8 September 1995
£59,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 5UE: £310,000 (2025–2021).
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Sold Nov 2021
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CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
AL1 5DH
Closest school
0.3 km
Loreto College. 37 schools nearby.