# 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: £770,857 (22 sales)
- Street crime: 382 incidents within 1 mile (May 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 | — | £451,758 (to April 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 |
| 31 ALMA ROAD, ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3AT | £1,250,000 | 03/08/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £1,004,250 (6 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 18.2%
- **10y growth:** 16.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 2.6%
- **5y growth (index):** 15.9%
- **10y growth (index):** 24.2%

## Rental Range

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

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

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent 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 |
| 2 Bed Flat, Victoria St, AL1 | £1,850/mo | 2 | 0.16 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,800/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.4% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £225,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £180,000

*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 OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,800/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 20.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-177/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -1.6%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − 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
- **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 |
|----------|-------|
| 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.*

| 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)