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

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
99 m²
1066 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 38
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 23 Old Watling Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

23 Old Watling Street is a detached house in Flamstead, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8HL). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 99 m² it's 28.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 16 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, a loft conversion and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £539,000 is 38.2% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 63.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £390,000 in June 2019.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

23 Old Watling Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Aug 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Old Watling Street, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8HL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 23 Old Watling Street, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8HL

1decisions1extensions6documents
  1. Jun 2021
    Loft ConversionFull
    Outcome in report

    New Porch. Removal of existing roof - new roof and creation of loft rooms. Side dormer windows.

    ExtensionPorch
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    21/01444/FHA
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

23 Old Watling Street saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£539,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£390,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 June 2019Most recent

    £390,000

    +57.9%over 4 years
  2. 13 October 2014

    £247,000

    -16.3%
  3. 13 October 2014

    £295,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 8HL: £510,000 (2020–2016).

On the street

Versus other Old Watling Street homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

23 Old Watling Street is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,939

Street avg £3,055

Above

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 127 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

10.0 t/year

Street avg 6.5 t/year

Strongly below
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Albans district page.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Holiday Inn — bus stop.

Closest school

1.3 km

Flamstead Village School. 3 schools nearby.

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