5 George Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8JX
About 5 George Street
5 George Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Markyate, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8JX). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2010) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 52). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (64 m² across 34 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold June 2019 for £242,000. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £299,000 is 23.6% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£535/sq ft) was about 119.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
5 George 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Aug 2020
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 25 August 2020
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
5 George Street has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
5 George Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.
£299,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 24 years.
£242,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
20 June 2019Most recent
£242,000
+18.0%over 1 year23 March 2018
£205,000
+26.5%over 7 years5 November 2010
£162,000
+2.5%over 3 years21 November 2006
£158,000
+60.4%over 4 years26 November 2001
£98,500
+49.2%over 3 years29 April 1998
£66,000
+40.0%over 3 years6 April 1995
£47,150
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 8JX: £395,000 (2026–2024).
Nearby sales in AL3 8JX
16 George Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8JX
Sold Mar 2026
£345,00014 George Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8JX
Sold Jan 2026
£495,00011 George Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8JX
Sold May 2025
£395,00013 George Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8JX
Sold Sept 2024
£306,0008 George Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8JX
Sold Sept 2024
£405,000
Versus other George Street homes
On epc rating, 5 George Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,762
Street avg £4,369
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
170/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Long Meadow — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Markyate Village School and Nursery. 4 schools nearby.
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