7 Downedge, St Albans, AL3 5UD
About 7 Downedge
7 Downedge is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 5UD). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£589/sq ft) was about 98.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2022 at £576,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
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Planning history
7 Downedge has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 7 Downedge, St Albans, AL3 5UD
- Oct 2022ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior Approval - Single storey rear extension 3m in height x 6m in depth and 2.7m in height to the eaves
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2022/2202
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£617,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£576,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 July 2022Most recent
£576,500
Median price across the last 4 sales in AL3 5UD: £316,000 (2020–1997).
Versus other Downedge homes
EPC Rating
70 (C)
Street avg 69 (D)
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 89 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Downedge — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
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