3 Hobart Walk, St Albans, AL3 6LS
About 3 Hobart Walk
3 Hobart Walk is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 6LS). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2013–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£522/sq ft) was about 69.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £500,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- OutbuildingsYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
3 Hobart Walk has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 3 Hobart Walk, St Albans, AL3 6LS
- Jul 2015ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior Notification- 3.70m in depth x 2.830m in height x 2.930 in height to eaves - Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2015/1703
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Hobart Walk was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£506,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 9 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
23 October 2022Most recent
£500,000
+9.9%over 5 years13 August 2017
£455,000
+85.7%over 3 years22 August 2013
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 6LS: £475,000 (2025–2020).
Versus other Hobart Walk homes
On epc rating, 3 Hobart Walk runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,618
Street avg £4,822
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Valley Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Bernards Heath Junior School. 30 schools nearby.
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