1 Midway, St Albans, AL3 4BD
About 1 Midway
1 Midway is a five-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL3 4BD). It has a recorded floor area of 271 m² (around 2912 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since October 2010, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. At 271 m² the property is well over the postcode median (183 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,683,000 sits 61.1% above the 2010 sale of £1,045,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£359/sq ft) was about 22.1% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
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Energy performance
1 Midway'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Sept 2019
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Planning history
1 Midway has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
5 applications on record at 1 Midway, St Albans, AL3 4BD
- May 2000ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 5/2000/0662
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksJan 2024Decision
- Tree WorksSept 2017Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£1,683,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.0% per year over 11 years.
£1,045,000
Growth on file: 8.0% per year over 11 years.
Sales timeline
14 October 2010Most recent
£1,045,000
+134.8%over 11 years26 August 1999
£445,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 4BD: £951,500 (2019–2005).
Versus other Midway homes
On floor area, 1 Midway stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,863
Street avg £4,931
Floor Area
271 m²
Street avg 178 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 9.1 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Midway — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Marlborough Science Academy. 19 schools nearby.
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