27 College Street, St Albans, AL3 4PW
About 27 College Street
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 £757,000 sits 56.1% 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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Sept 2022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
Certificate validity
Expired on 24 September 2022
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Planning history
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
- Dec 2000HeritageOutcome in report
Partial demolition (retrospective) and reconstruction of garden wall
Retrospective- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 5/2000/2096
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationJan 2018Decision
- ApplicationOct 2013Decision
+ 5 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
27 College Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£757,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 10 years.
£485,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
22 March 2013Most recent
£485,000
+51.6%over 9 years11 May 2003
£320,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 4PW: £1,255,000 (2024–2013).
Nearby sales in AL3 4PW
Versus other College Street homes
27 College Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£5,988
Street avg £7,066
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
170/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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