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71 Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DJ

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
123 m²
1324 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 71 Verulam Road

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

71 Verulam Road is an end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 4DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.

At 123 m² it's 16% larger than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 25 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £968,000 is 13.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£642/sq ft) was about 65.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold June 2021 for £850,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2011.

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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.

71 Verulam Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 71 Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 71 Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DJ

1decisions11documents5nearby
  1. Nov 2011
    Full
    Outcome in report

    Removal of existing rear dormer window and insertion of six rear rooflights

    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2011/2547
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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.

71 Verulam Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£968,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£850,000

Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 June 2021Most recent

    £850,000

    +367.0%over 24 years

  2. 31 October 1996

    £182,000

    +102.2%

  3. 7 May 1996

    £90,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 4DJ: £640,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Verulam Road homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 71 Verulam Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,911

Street avg £5,796

Strongly above

Floor Area

123 m²

Street avg 141 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

8.5 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 71 Verulam Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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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.
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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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