42 Burnside
AL1 5RT
- Terraced
- Freehold
- 3 bedrooms (estimate)
- 958 sq ft
- EPC C
What comparable sales show
Fair match£530,000
Range £440,000 to £620,000 · £553 per sq ft
Since last sale
+£0
0.0% since Jan 2025, 0.0% a year
Rank in AL1 5RT
2nd of 5
Postcode average £425,400
From completed sales of similar homes nearby, adjusted for floor area. It cannot see condition, layout or recent work, so it is not a valuation.
In short
42 Burnside is a 3 bedroom freehold terraced in AL1 of about 958 sq ft.
Comparable completed sales nearby put it at £440,000 to £620,000, about £530,000 in the middle.
That makes it the 2nd highest of the 5 homes we can compare in AL1 5RT, where the middle figure averages £425,400.
It last sold for £530,000 in January 2025; comparable sales suggest it has gained about £0 since, roughly 0.0% a year.
Across St Albans, average prices rose 3.2% in the year to August 2026.
Where in the range would yours sell?
Condition and improvements usually decide it, and only someone who sees the home can say.
Lower end
£440,000
Middle
£530,000
Upper end
£620,000
Done work since the records were made? Claim your home and tell us, or ask local agents where yours sits.
On the map
Where 42 Burnside is
42 Burnside on the map
This home and the completed sales its figure is worked out from. Choose a pin for the address, size and date.
The Land Registry records a sale by its postcode, so pins sit at the postcode, close to the home, not on its doorstep. Map: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
Energy
How efficient the home is
Energy performance certificate
From the official register for 42 Burnside, lodged 10 July 2023.
Rating now
C71 points
Could reach
B86 points
15 points higher with the improvements below
- Built
- 1983–1990
- Solar panels
- None recorded
What the assessor found
Each part of the home, with the certificate's own energy efficiency rating.
Walls
Cavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)
GoodRoof
Pitched, insulated (assumed)
AverageFloor
Solid, no insulation (assumed)
Not rated on the certificate
Windows
Fully double glazed
AverageHeating
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
GoodHeating controls
Programmer, room thermostat and TRVs
GoodHot water
From main system
GoodLighting
Low energy lighting in all fixed outlets
Very good
Estimated running costs
A year, now and after the recommended improvements.
£317 a year less after the improvements
Heating
Hot water
Lighting
The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2023), for a typical household. Today's bills will differ.
Improvements the certificate recommends
In the certificate's order. Each rating assumes the steps before it are done.
- 1
Replace boiler with new condensing boiler
Typical cost £2,200–£3,000 · saves about £200 a year
Rating after74C - 2
Solar water heating
Typical cost £4,000–£6,000 · saves about £116 a year
Rating after76C - 3
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp
Typical cost £3,500–£5,500 · saves about £674 a year
Rating after86B
Costs and savings are the certificate's own, as estimated when it was made.
History
What it has sold for
Sale history
Every sale of this home registered with HM Land Registry since 1995
| Sold | Price paid | Change | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | £530,000 | First sale | – |
Nearby
Neighbours and the sales behind the figure
Homes in AL1 5RT
Ranked by what comparable sales show. Choose one to see its page.
The completed sales behind the figure
Similar homes nearby, registered with HM Land Registry. Choose one to see its page.
| Home | Price | Sold | Size | Per sq ft | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Windermere AvenueAL1 5QN · Terraced | £585,000 | Jun 2026 | 926 sq ft | £632 | 0.1 mi |
| 71 Cell Barnes LaneAL1 5RB · Terraced | £440,000 | Jul 2026 | 936 sq ft | £470 | 0.2 mi |
| 42 BurnsideAL1 5RT · Terraced | £530,000 | Jan 2025 | 958 sq ft | £553 | < 0.1 mi |
| 12 Richard Stagg CloseAL1 5AT · Terraced | £520,000 | Jul 2026 | 904 sq ft | £575 | 0.2 mi |
| 10 Kitchener CloseAL1 5RJ · Terraced | £412,500 | Dec 2025 | 926 sq ft | £446 | 0.1 mi |
| 24 Royston RoadAL1 5NG · Terraced | £614,000 | Apr 2026 | 883 sq ft | £696 | 0.2 mi |
| 82 Cell Barnes LaneAL1 5QJ · Terraced | £566,000 | Aug 2026 | 743 sq ft | £762 | 0.1 mi |
| 55 Cell Barnes LaneAL1 5PT · Terraced | £425,000 | Oct 2025 | 947 sq ft | £449 | 0.2 mi |
| 2 Kitchener CloseAL1 5RH · Terraced | £445,000 | May 2025 | 904 sq ft | £492 | 0.2 mi |
| 342 Camp RoadAL1 5PB · Terraced | £487,000 | Jul 2025 | 936 sq ft | £520 | 0.2 mi |
| 6 Gordon CloseAL1 5RQ · Terraced | £385,500 | Mar 2025 | 915 sq ft | £421 | 0.2 mi |
| 54 Windermere AvenueAL1 5QN · Terraced | £755,000 | Jul 2025 | 1,184 sq ft | £638 | 0.1 mi |
The area
AL1 at a glance
What buyers have paid in AL1
Completed sales in the last 12 months, against the 12 months before
Flats
Terraced
Semi-detached
Detached
| Type | Sales | Average price | Average size | Per sq ft | On the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | 409 | £656,290 | 1,053 sq ft | £632 | −1.1% |
| Flats | 158 | £324,501 | 603 sq ft | £515 | −10.8% |
| Terraced | 132 | £664,363 | 985 sq ft | £689 | −3.7% |
| Semi-detached | 76 | £842,975 | 1,293 sq ft | £672 | +0.6% |
| Detached | 36 | £1,424,576 | 2,075 sq ft | £716 | +4.2% |
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Energy performance data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floor area and energy rating from the energy certificate of July 2023.
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