52, Watling Street
52, Watling Street
Description & Estimates
52, Watling Street, St. Albans is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 1,420 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 319 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 52, Watling Street, St. Albans is £909,061 and its rental estimate is £3,317 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Watling Street, St. Albans, AL1 falls within the AL1 postal district, in the borough of St. Albans.
Our Data Sources
52, Watling Street, St. Albans has 2 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in November 2016 and a single entry in the EPC database dated September 2014.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 3 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 52, Watling Street, St. Albans, we estimate a market value of £954,514 and a rental value of £3,483 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £845,427 and £3,085 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 52, Watling Street, St. Albans has seen its estimated sale value move up by £1,441 (0.2%) and its estimated rental value increase by £121 per month (3.7%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.4%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 52, Watling Street, St. Albans as measuring 319 m2.
That makes it the 3rd largest plot in the postcode, where all 3 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
52, Watling Street, St. Albans has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 22 Sep 2014.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 52, Watling Street, St. Albans completed on 3rd November 2016 at £739,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold twice.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 17.1% over the period since November 2016.
- Sold Nov 2016£739,000
- Sold Jan 2015£722,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 52, Watling Street, St. Albans have sold within a radius of 800 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 14th November 2025, was 56, Butt Field View, St. Albans, AL1 2QL, a freehold house which sold for £868,000.
Read more about house prices in AL1.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Properties Let Nearby
Over the past 2 years our Estate Agent network has recorded 3 lets within 800 metres of 52, Watling Street, St. Albans.
The latest, in November 2025, was 47, Vesta Avenue, St. Albans, AL1 2PE, a freehold house let by Collinson Hall.
- Let agreed Nov 2025£ Undisclosed | 5 Bed HouseVesta Avenue47, Vesta Avenue, St. Albans, AL1 2PE
- Let Apr 2025£ Undisclosed | 4 Bed HouseRobert Avenue23, Robert Avenue, St. Albans, AL1 2QW
- Let Dec 2023£ Undisclosed | 1 Bed FlatPrince Eugene Place, Tithe Barn CloseFlat 2, Prince Eugene Place, Tithe Barn Close, St. Albans, AL1 2QY
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
Location Comparison
Of the 83 addresses on Watling Street, St. Albans, AL1, 52, Watling Street, St. Albans comes out as the 64th largest and the 63rd most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £262k more expensive than the average property across the AL1 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 200mSt Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School
- 500mMandeville Primary School
- 800mKilligrew Primary and Nursery School
- 200mThe Marlborough Science Academy
- 2.1kmLoreto College
- 2.9kmVerulam School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 52, Watling Street, St. Albans, the nearest station is St Albans Abbey, 900 metres away.
- 900mSt Albans Abbey
- 1.4kmPark Street
- 2.0kmSt Albans City
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
