42a, Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DQ
About 42a
42a is an end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 4DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. At 59 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–87 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
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Energy performance
42a's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Sept 2022
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Planning history
1 application on record at 42a, Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DQ
- Jan 2023ConditionsOutcome in report
Discharge of Condition 6 (bin storage) of planning permission 5/2022/0401 dated 14/04/22 for Change of use of 62 Spencer Street from retail unit to create one flat, alterations to openings and new access, alterations to flat layouts on ground and first fl
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2023/0176
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Sales history & valuation
42a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£347,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 1 sales in AL3 4DQ: £1,100,000 (2020–2020).
Nearby sales in AL3 4DQ
Versus other Verulam Road homes
42a is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 75 (C)
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 67 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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