79 Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DJ
About 79 Verulam Road
79 Verulam Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 4DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in July 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). Period features are noted in the property record.
Sold July 2022 for £640,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £733,000 is 14.5% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£633/sq ft) was about 65.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 94 m² it's 21% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 25 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
79 Verulam Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
79 Verulam Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.
£733,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.4% per year over 21 years.
£640,000
Growth on file: 5.4% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
25 July 2022Most recent
£640,000
-1.5%over 5 years28 September 2016
£650,000
+73.3%over 6 years15 October 2009
£375,000
+76.5%over 8 years11 October 2001
£212,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 4DJ: £815,000 (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
£815,00057 Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DJ
Sold Jun 2022
£1,000,000
Versus other Verulam Road homes
Floor Area for 79 Verulam Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,809
Street avg £5,803
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 142 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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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