20 Midway, St Albans, AL3 4BQ
About 20 Midway
20 Midway is a four-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL3 4BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 197 m² (around 2119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 57), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Held since April 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 197 m² it's 25.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (157 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2007–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,685,000 sits 60.5% above the 2011 sale of £1,050,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£496/sq ft) was about 78.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- LandYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
20 Midway 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Sept 2020
EPC Rating
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Planning history
4 applications on record at 20 Midway, St Albans, AL3 4BQ
- May 2004FullOutcome in report
Demolition of existing detached garage and rear annexe and erection of new detached garage
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2004/0657
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionOct 2014Decision
- PorchJul 2013Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
20 Midway valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,685,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 3 years.
£1,050,000
Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
4 April 2011Most recent
£1,050,000
+16.8%over 3 years30 November 2007
£899,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 4BQ: £912,000 (2024–2018).
Versus other Midway homes
On epc rating, 20 Midway runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,334
Street avg £4,474
Floor Area
197 m²
Street avg 226 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Recreation Ground Path — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
The Marlborough Science Academy. 18 schools nearby.
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