53 Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DJ
About 53 Verulam Road
53 Verulam Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 4DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.
On the market in August 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £733,000 is 27.5% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£509/sq ft) was about 24.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
53 Verulam Road has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 53 Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DJ
- Jun 2010ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension including insertion of roof lights
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2010/0717
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
53 Verulam Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£733,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 18 years.
£575,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
16 August 2015Most recent
£575,000
+35.3%over 4 years28 January 2011
£425,000
+32.8%over 5 years9 December 2005
£320,000
+42.2%over 5 years24 March 2000
£225,000
+50.2%over 2 years26 June 1997
£149,800
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 4DJ: £640,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in AL3 4DJ
73 Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DJ
Sold Mar 2025
£1,180,000Lindsay Court, Flat 1, Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DJ
Sold Jun 2024
£367,500Lindsay Court, Flat 2, Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DJ
Sold Jun 2024
£325,0001 Knights Orchard, Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DJ
Sold Oct 2022
£815,00079 Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DJ
Sold Jul 2022
£640,000
Versus other Verulam Road homes
53 Verulam Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£5,476
Street avg £5,898
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Cannon Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School. 31 schools nearby.
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