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26 Abbey View Road, St Albans, AL3 4QL

Listed building1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
114 m²
1227 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 26 Abbey View Road

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

26 Abbey View Road is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 4QL). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in June 2010. Across 2002–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £911,000 sits 70% above the 2010 sale of £536,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£437/sq ft) was about 23.4% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenWest-facing
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Listed buildingYes
  • 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.

26 Abbey View Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildListed buildingSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, is a listed building, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 Abbey View Road, St Albans, AL3 4QL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 26 Abbey View Road.

1 application on record at 26 Abbey View Road, St Albans, AL3 4QL

1decisions1extensions7documents5nearby
  1. Dec 2012
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Two storey rear extension

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2012/2802
    Full record in report

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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 5 notable nearby
  • The 7 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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.

26 Abbey View Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£911,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 8 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£536,000

Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 June 2010Most recent

    £536,000

    +48.9%over 7 years

  2. 21 August 2002

    £360,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 4QL: £955,000 (2024–2019).

On the street

Versus other Abbey View Road homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 26 Abbey View Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,702

Street avg £8,030

Strongly below

Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 112 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.1 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 26 Abbey View Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Verulam Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans. 28 schools nearby.

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FAQ

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