What type of property is 13 The Leys, AL4 9HD?

13 The Leys, AL4 9HD is a 1-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 13 The Leys, AL4 9HD?

13 The Leys, AL4 9HD last sold for £228,500 in December 2015, around 10 years ago. Before that, it sold for £69,950 in November 1999, so prices have been rising over 16 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 13 The Leys, AL4 9HD?

Across 2 sales between November 1999 and December 2015, 13 The Leys, AL4 9HD rose from £69,950 to £228,500, a change of £158,550. That works out to roughly +7.7% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 13 The Leys, AL4 9HD?

The current EPC rating for 13 The Leys, AL4 9HD is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in September 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 13 The Leys, AL4 9HD?

13 The Leys, AL4 9HD has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (398 sq ft), around 37 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 38% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in AL4 9HD. Source: EPC Register.

How is 13 The Leys, AL4 9HD heated?

The latest EPC at 13 The Leys, AL4 9HD records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 13 The Leys, AL4 9HD?

13 The Leys, AL4 9HD is in council tax band C.

Where is 13 The Leys, AL4 9HD located?

13 The Leys, AL4 9HD sits in St Albans. It falls within the AL4 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

How safe is the area around 13 The Leys, AL4 9HD?

Police records around 13 The Leys, AL4 9HD show an average of 4 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (123% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 13 The Leys, AL4 9HD?

The closest primary school to 13 The Leys, AL4 9HD is St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (581m), one of 18 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Sandringham School (1.1km), with 7 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 13 The Leys, AL4 9HD?

The closest bus stop to 13 The Leys, AL4 9HD is Harness Way, 74m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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13 The Leys, St Albans, AL4 9HD

Property type

End terrace

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

37 m²

398 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 13 The Leys

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

13 The Leys is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL4 9HD). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 95), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (61 m² across 18 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. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1999–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £291,000 is 27.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£574/sq ft) was about 85.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in December 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingAllocated

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Energy

Energy performance

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

13 The Leys 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 14 Sept 2025

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 13 The Leys, St Albans, AL4 9HD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

13 The Leys has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

13 The Leys has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£291,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£228,500

Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

17 December 2015Most recent
£228,500
+226.7%over 16 years
30 November 1999
£69,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 9HD: £420,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in AL4 9HD

On the street

Versus other The Leys homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 13 The Leys runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,176

Street avg £5,414

On par

Floor Area

37 m²

Street avg 66 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 2.4 t/year

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Comparables

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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.

Full St Albans report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

4/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Harness Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy. 25 schools nearby.

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FAQ

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