1 Dickens Close, St Albans, AL3 5PP
About 1 Dickens Close
1 Dickens Close is a semi-detached house in St Albans (AL3 5PP). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since August 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (102 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Ventilation system changed
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Planning history
1 Dickens Close has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
1 Dickens Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£412,000
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 5 sales in AL3 5PP: £830,000 (2025–2019).
Nearby sales in AL3 5PP
Versus other Dickens Close homes
Floor Area for 1 Dickens Close lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
52 (E)
Street avg 58 (D)
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 103 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.5 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Goldsmith Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School. 34 schools nearby.
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