Semi-Detached

62 ALEXANDRA ROAD

ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3AZ

£450,000

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View AL1 3AZ

Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Shop	Herts Sewing/Herts Optical	0.0 miles
Bus stop	Iceland	0.1 miles
Train station	St Albans City	0.2 miles
University	Unknown	3.8 miles
Hospital	Watford General Hospital	7.7 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

89 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: before 1900

Last sold

£450,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£5,056/m²

Local average

£775,602 (23 sales)

Street crime

372 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 18/06/2024

Expiry date: 17/06/2034

Current heating cost: £1,263/year

Potential heating cost: £722/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £23,500

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
Draughtproof single-glazed windows (£80 - £120)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazing (£3,300 - £6,500)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	23/03/2026	£450,000	Semi-detached	—	£468,529 to June 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£450,000
listed	27/05/2025	£475,000
sold	01/01/1995	£103,150

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
25 MARLBOROUGH GATE, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3TX	£1,525,000	12/09/2025	Semi-detached
1A ALEXANDRA ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3AU	£625,000	27/04/2023	Semi-detached
38 ALMA ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3BL	£1,175,000	05/09/2022	Semi-detached
55 ALEXANDRA ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3AX	£550,500	01/06/2022	Semi-detached
1 ALMA ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3AR	£900,000	16/02/2022	Semi-detached

Area average: £955,100 (5 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth -8.9%

10y growth -10.4%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): St Albans. Series: Semi-detached. As of June 2026.

1y (index) 4.8%

5y (index) 17.6%

10y (index) 25.8%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for St Albans. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,738/mo

Realistic £1,931/mo

Optimistic £2,124/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → St Albans.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Bedford: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Rental comparables are temporarily unavailable while listing-site fetches are paused. Try again later.

Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.43%

Max investor price (0.8%) £241,375

Target investor price (1%) £193,100

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

INSPIRE registered land data is not available for this location yet.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	112
Anti-social behaviour	84
Other theft	48
Shoplifting	40
Public order	24
Criminal damage and arson	22
Vehicle crime	16
Bicycle theft	8
Burglary	4
Robbery	4
Theft from the person	4
Drugs	3
Possession of weapons	2
Other crime	1
Total incidents	372

Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
St Albans Independent College	Other	0.1 miles	Good — 30 Apr 2024
Loreto College	Secondary	0.2 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
St Peter's School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 5 Sep 2014
Alban City School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 27 Mar 2014
Maple Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 22 Nov 2021

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
23/12/2013	29/11/2013	—	1

# 62 ALEXANDRA ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3AZ

## Property details

- Slug: `fe72c5f` (address key hash: `fe72c5f057d12f87d42cb247ace4369024f5853b`)
- Postcode: AL1 3AZ
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 89 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: before 1900
- Last sold: £450,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £5,056/m²
- Local average: £775,602 (23 sales)
- Street crime: 372 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £450,000
- Date: 2026-03-23
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 17/06/2034
- **Current heating cost:** £1,263/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £23,500

### Recommendations
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- D (£80 - £120)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- O (£3,300 - £6,500)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/3534-6226-7300-0618-9296)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-23 | £450,000 | Semi-detached | — | £468,529 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-03d6-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 62 ALEXANDRA ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3AZ | £450,000 | 23/03/2026 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [162487598](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/0113957)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £450,000 |
| listed | 2025-05-27 | £475,000 |
| sold | 1995-01-01 | £103,150 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 25 MARLBOROUGH GATE, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3TX | £1,525,000 | 12/09/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 1A ALEXANDRA ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3AU | £625,000 | 27/04/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 38 ALMA ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3BL | £1,175,000 | 05/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 55 ALEXANDRA ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3AX | £550,500 | 01/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1 ALMA ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3AR | £900,000 | 16/02/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £955,100 (5 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -8.9%
- **10y growth:** -10.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for St Albans; Semi-detached series; as of June 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 4.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 17.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 25.8%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (St Albans). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,738/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,931/mo
- **Optimistic:** £2,124/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Bedford (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.43% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £241,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £193,100

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 112 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 84 |
| Other theft | 48 |
| Shoplifting | 40 |
| Public order | 24 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 22 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Bicycle theft | 8 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **372** |

*Within 1 mile during Jul 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| St Albans Independent College | Other | 0.1 miles | Good — 30 Apr 2024 |
| Loreto College | Secondary | 0.2 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| St Peter's School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 5 Sep 2014 |
| Alban City School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 27 Mar 2014 |
| Maple Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 22 Nov 2021 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #10006504
- **Address:** 62 Alexandra Road, ST. ALBANS, AL1 3AZ
- **Certificate Issued:** 23/12/2013
- **Work Completed:** 29/11/2013
- **Items:** 1 door(s)