1 Dalton Street, St Albans, AL3 5QQ
About 1 Dalton Street
1 Dalton Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 5QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £715,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. At 83 m² it's 24.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 18 EPCs). Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £830,000 is 16.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£800/sq ft) was about 117.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 7 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
7 applications on record at 1 Dalton Street, St Albans, AL3 5QQ
- Aug 2013DemolitionHeritageOutcome in report
Conservation Area Consent - Demolition of single storey rear extension and front wall
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2013/1829
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksOct 2023Decision
- ConditionsMar 2015Decision
+ 4 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Dalton Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£830,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 16 years.
£715,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
26 August 2021Most recent
£715,000
+10.0%over 2 years11 July 2019
£650,000
+92.3%over 6 years12 December 2012
£338,000
+35.7%over 3 years19 December 2008
£249,000
17 August 2005
£250,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 5QQ: £611,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in AL3 5QQ
Versus other Dalton Street homes
On floor area, 1 Dalton Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£8,614
Street avg £7,242
Floor Area
83 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Catherine Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School. 35 schools nearby.
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