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 Boltons Park Farm 6.7 miles
Hospital Watford General Hospital 7.7 miles

Property details

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

£770,857 (22 sales)

Street crime

382 incidents within 1 mile (May 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

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 — £451,758 to April 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

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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
31 ALMA ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3AT £1,250,000 03/08/2021 Semi-detached

Area average: £1,004,250 (6 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 18.2%
10y growth 16.3%

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

1y (index) 2.6%
5y (index) 15.9%
10y (index) 24.2%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,733/mo
Realistic £1,925/mo
Optimistic £2,118/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → St Albans.

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

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
2 Bed Terraced House, Inkerman Road, AL1 £1,750/mo 2 0.06 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,750/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.39%
Max investor price (0.8%) £218,750
Target investor price (1%) £175,000
Gross yield 4.7%
Cost-to-rent ratio 21.4×
Monthly cashflow £-222/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -2%
  • 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).
  • Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
  • Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
  • ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Street-level crime

Category Count
Anti-social behaviour 110
Violence and sexual offences 93
Shoplifting 30
Other theft 27
Criminal damage and arson 24
Vehicle crime 22
Drugs 19
Public order 17
Burglary 14
Robbery 7
Bicycle theft 6
Other crime 5
Theft from the person 5
Possession of weapons 3
Total incidents 382

Within 1 mile during May 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