1 Bell View, St Albans, AL4 0SQ
About 1 Bell View
1 Bell View is a five-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL4 0SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 157 m² (around 1690 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 157 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,004,000 is 11.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£533/sq ft) was about 71.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2022 at £899,950. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
1 Bell View's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 February 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 Bell View has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Bell View was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,004,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 23 years.
£899,950
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
7 June 2022Most recent
£899,950
+72.1%over 14 years13 September 2007
£523,000
+81.9%over 7 years28 October 1999
£287,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0SQ: £600,000 (2026–2023).
Versus other Bell View homes
Floor Area for 1 Bell View runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,732
Street avg £5,889
Floor Area
157 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
113/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Princess Diana Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Beaumont School. 28 schools nearby.
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