12 Alban Avenue, St Albans, AL3 5SX
About 12 Alban Avenue
12 Alban Avenue is an end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 5SX). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1217 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since July 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2002–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £796,000 sits 93.2% above the 2011 sale of £412,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£338/sq ft) was about 32.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2006.
Energy performance
12 Alban Avenue's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 May 2021
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 May 2021
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Planning history
1 application on record at 12 Alban Avenue, St Albans, AL3 5SX
- Apr 2006ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2006/0563
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 12 Alban Avenue was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£796,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 9 years.
£412,000
Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
27 July 2011Most recent
£412,000
+46.1%over 5 years9 December 2005
£282,000
+12.8%over 1 year22 April 2004
£249,950
+40.4%over 2 years28 February 2002
£178,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 5SX: £325,000 (2013–2005).
Nearby sales in AL3 5SX
Versus other Alban Avenue homes
12 Alban Avenue outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,643
Street avg £3,114
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
170/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Hospital — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant School. 32 schools nearby.
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