59A Catherine Street, St Albans, AL3 5BN is a leasehold flat built between 1900-1929. The property offers approximately 431 square feet of living space and is situated on the 1st floor. In this location, apartments of similar size usually have one bedroom.

The estimated current market value of the property is £258,247 , which equates to approximately £600 per square foot. It was last sold on 26 May 2006 for £150,000. Since then, the value has increased by £108,247, representing a 72.2% increase, or approximately 3.7% per year.

The current estimated value of £258,247 is:

  • 37.0% lower than the average property price on Catherine Street
  • 6.1% higher than the average in the AL3 5BN postcode area
  • and 63.2% lower than the average price for St Albans as a whole

View sold house prices in AL3 5BN

Building approximate location

About Property

Type
Terraced Maisonette
Built
1900-1929
Interior Size
431 sq ft
Tenure
Leasehold
Floor level
1st floor
Price (estimate)
£258,247
Price Per sq ft (estimate)
£600
Bedroom Count (estimate)
1 bedroom

EPC Summary

59A Catherine Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 5BN has an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of E, based on the latest assessment carried out on 24 Jan 2020.

This property uses electric room heaters as its main heating source. A standard tariff electric immersion heater is used to provide hot water. The windows are mostly secondary glazing.

The previous EPC assessment was conducted on 10 Sep 2009. The rating of E remains the same, but the energy efficiency score improved by 2.6%.

Since the previous assessment, several changes were observed:

  • The heating system was upgraded from electric storage heaters to room heaters, electric, changing energy efficiency from poor to very poor.
  • The hot water system changed from electric immersion, off-peak to electric immersion, standard tariff, with no change in energy efficiency (very poor).
  • The roof construction or insulation changed from pitched, 100 mm loft insulation to pitched, 270 mm loft insulation, improving energy efficiency from average to good.
  • The windows were upgraded from partial double glazing to mostly secondary glazing.
  • The lighting was changed from low energy lighting in 12% of fixed outlets to low energy lighting in 14% of fixed outlets, with no change in efficiency (poor).
Heating Type
Room heaters, electric
Very Poor
Hot Water
Electric immersion, standard tariff
Very Poor
Roof
Pitched, 270 mm loft insulation
Good
Walls
Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)
Very Poor
Windows
Mostly secondary glazing
Average
Lighting
Low energy lighting in 14% of fixed outlets
Poor

Sale History

Today
£258,247
streetscan.co.uk estimate
+72 %
26 May 2006
£150,000
Leasehold
+70.5 %
9 Mar 2001
£88,000
Leasehold
+27.5 %
4 Dec 2000
£69,000
Leasehold

Area Insights

Similar Properties Sold Nearby

rooms: 2
size: 420 sq ft
sale price: £147,500
sale date: 26 Mar 2012
rooms: 2
size: 388 sq ft
sale price: £200,000
sale date: 3 Apr 2023

Data Sources

The property at 59A Catherine Street, St Albans, AL3 5BN appears three times in the Land Registry records, with the latest transaction recorded on 26 May 2006. It also has two Energy Performance Certificates (EPC) entries, the earliest dating back to 24 Jan 2020. We use this data, to estimate the property's characteristics and current market value.

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