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Flat 14, 20 Lower Dagnall Street, St Albans, AL3 4PT

1 planning record

Estimated value

£461,000

  • Since the 2024 sale (£475,000)-3%
  • Against AL3 4PT's recent median (£425,000)+8%

Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
End terrace
Floor 02
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
63 m²
678 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Tenure
Private Rental
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£461,000

  • Against its 2024 sale (£475,000)-3%
  • Against AL3 4PT's recent median (£425,000)+8%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for Flat 14 is modelled from its 63 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 4PT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    63 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2025

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2024

  • Recent sales in AL3 4PT

    5 sales, median £425,000 (2025–2022)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: September 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 May 2024Most recent

    £475,000

    +21.8%over 9 years

  2. 29 June 2014

    £389,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 4PT: £425,000 (2025–2022).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for Flat 14, 20 Lower Dagnall Street, St Albans, AL3 4PT. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About Flat 14

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

Flat 14 is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 4PT). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012 onwards. At 63 m² this is the 9th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–80 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.

One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2018. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£700/sq ft) was about 17.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2024 for £475,000.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • LiftYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric & Gas
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 17 January 2035

8 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2025from May 2014
EPC improved fromE50toC70
Hot Water
Very PoorPoor

Hot water efficiency improved

Windows
PoorGood

Window efficiency improved

Wall Insulation
Partial InsulationInsulated Cavity

Wall insulation upgraded

Roof Insulation
InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Flat 14, 20 Lower Dagnall Street, St Albans, AL3 4PT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at Flat 14, 20 Lower Dagnall Street, St Albans, AL3 4PT

1decisions2documents3nearby
  1. Aug 2018
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Reduce height & spread of Silver Birch next to sub-station by 2m & strip out Ivy.

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    TP/2018/0367
    Full record in report

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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 3 notable nearby
  • The 2 documents, officer reports & conditions
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On the street

Versus other Lower Dagnall Street homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for Flat 14 lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£7,540

Street avg £6,758

Above

Floor Area

63 m²

Street avg 59 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

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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

170/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Town Hall — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School. 31 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimary375m
  • The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansPrimary583m
  • Alban City SchoolPrimary604m
  • Maple Primary SchoolPrimary811m

Nearest stops

  • Town HallBus stop280m
  • Cannon StreetBus stop344m
  • Police StationBus stop353m
  • The Peahen PHBus stop380m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences776 reports30%
  • Anti-social Behaviour568 reports22%
  • Shoplifting208 reports8%
  • Other Theft193 reports8%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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21st century2nd Floor FlatEPC CNo mains gas

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Comparables

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for Flat 14 is modelled from its 63 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 4PT. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Flat 14. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Flat 14 was lodged in January 2025 at band C and is valid until January 2035. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Flat 14. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 31 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL3 4PT, not by walking route.
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