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178 St Albans Road, Sandridge, St Albans, AL4 9LP

Extendable
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
67 m²
721 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 178 St Albans Road

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

178 St Albans Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Sandridge, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 9LP). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

It hasn't traded since September 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £488,000 sits 517.7% above the 1996 sale of £79,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£110/sq ft) was about 68.2% below the postcode norm. At 67 m² it's 28% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 15 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • LandYes

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate
Feb 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 7 February 2035

8 years remaining
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Level 3 Building Survey

Early 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC ESolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 178 St Albans Road, Sandridge, St Albans, AL4 9LP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

178 St Albans Road 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.

178 St Albans Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).

Current estimate

£488,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1996)

£79,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 September 1996Most recent

    £79,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 9LP: £510,000 (2026–2023).

On the street

Versus other St Albans Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 178 St Albans Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,179

Street avg £4,897

Strongly below

Floor Area

67 m²

Street avg 116 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.1 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Chiltern Court, Twyford Road

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£525k

1 Church End, Sandridge

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3 bed1 bath
£568k

1 Chiltern Road

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3 bed
£642k

1 Berkley Close

AL4 9TS

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£714k

1 Craiglands

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£903k

1 Cromwell Close

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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

Crime

113/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Sandridge Gate Business Centre — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Wheatfields Junior Mixed School. 27 schools nearby.

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