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

4 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
4
Floor area
102 m²
1098 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 24 Old Watling Street

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

24 Old Watling Street is a six-bedroom detached house in Flamstead, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8HL). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

Today's modelled estimate of £992,000 sits 64% above the 2018 sale of £605,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£551/sq ft) was about 137.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 102 m² it's 26.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 16 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 8 years since the last transfer (April 2018).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms6
  • Bathrooms4
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes
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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.

24 Old Watling Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
7.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Early 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC E

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 24 Old Watling Street, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8HL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 applications on record at 24 Old Watling Street, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8HL

4decisions3extensions12documents
  1. Feb 2002
    PorchFull
    Outcome in report

    PORCH, CONSERVATORY AND GARAGE EXTENSIONS

    ExtensionConservatory
    Reference
    4/02316/01/FHA
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. Change Of UseDecision

+ 1 more application in the report

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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.

Latest sale on 24 Old Watling Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£992,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2018)

£605,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 April 2018Most recent

    £605,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 8HL: £465,000 (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.

Price per m² for 24 Old Watling Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,931

Street avg £2,874

Strongly above

Floor Area

102 m²

Street avg 127 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

7.9 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

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
Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£1.1m

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1 Beechurst Barns, Caddington Common, Markyate

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3 bed3 bath
£1.2m

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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.
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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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