15 Old Watling Street, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8HL

15 Old Watling Street is a three-bedroom detached house in Flamstead, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8HL). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in June 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Held since February 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £567,000 sits 372.5% above the 1997 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£120/sq ft) was about 56.7% below the postcode norm. At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (139 m² across 16 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.