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27 College Street, St Albans, AL3 4PW

8 planning records
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
81 m²
872 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 35
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 27 College Street

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

27 College Street is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 4PW). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2012) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 81 m² it sits well below the postcode median (164 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2003–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £735,000 sits 51.5% above the 2013 sale of £485,000. 8 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. On the market in March 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.

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
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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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.

27 College Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Sept 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F35
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 27 College Street, St Albans, AL3 4PW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

27 College Street has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

8 applications on record at 27 College Street, St Albans, AL3 4PW

8decisions20documents5nearby
Flagged:RetrospectiveListed building
  1. Dec 2000
    Heritage
    Outcome in report

    Partial demolition (retrospective) and reconstruction of garden wall

    Retrospective
    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    5/2000/2096
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. RenovationDecision
  4. ApplicationDecision

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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.

27 College Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£735,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2013)

£485,000

Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 March 2013Most recent

    £485,000

    +51.6%over 9 years

  2. 11 May 2003

    £320,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 4PW: £1,255,000 (2024–2013).

On the street

Versus other College Street homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

27 College Street is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£5,988

Street avg £7,066

On par

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 144 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

On par
Before you decide

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Antonine Gate

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1 Bowes Lyon Mews

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£675k

1 Caelian Place, St Stephens Avenue

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£1.8m

1 College Street

AL3 4PW

4 bed2 bath
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

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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