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28 Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DE

3 sales on record4 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
139 m²
1496 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 47
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 28 Verulam Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

28 Verulam Road is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL3 4DE). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £936,000 is 48.6% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£421/sq ft) was about 36% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in April 2014. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

28 Verulam Road'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 Sept 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E47
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 28 Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 applications on record at 28 Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DE

4decisions2extensions39documents5nearby
  1. Feb 2012
    Loft ConversionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Loft conversion with rear rooflights

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2012/0130
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
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  • All 4 applications on this property in full, plus 5 notable nearby
  • The 39 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£936,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.7% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£630,000

Growth on file: 9.7% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 April 2014Most recent

    £630,000

    +82.6%over 8 years

  2. 19 April 2006

    £345,000

    +118.4%over 6 years

  3. 27 May 1999

    £158,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 4DE: £270,000 (2021–2016).

On the street

Versus other Verulam Road homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 28 Verulam Road stands well clear of the street.

EPC Rating

47 (E)

Street avg 55 (D)

Below

Floor Area

139 m²

Street avg 102 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.0 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Albans district page.
Full St Albans report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Town Hall — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School. 33 schools nearby.

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