St Albans · AL1 3UP · 1-bed
Grosvenor Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1
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Asking price
£315,000
£569/sqft
Verdict
Overpriced by £64,405 vs 1-bed homes nearby
What you could do with it
Estimated gross yields from current rental comps. Numbers are pre-cost — service, voids, mortgage, management still come off these.
Standard BTL
Best fit£1,500/mo
5.7% gross yield
Open-market tenant on a 12-month AST.
LHA / Section 8
£573/mo
2.2% gross yield
Council-paid tenant. Stable rent, longer tenancies, slight discount to market.
Council lease
£487/mo
1.9% gross yield
3–5 yr guaranteed-rent lease to a housing association. Hands-off.
Who is this for?
Quick read across the buyer personas. ✅ = good fit · ⚠ = workable with caveats · ❌ = look elsewhere.
Family home
Not the right shape for a family.
Standard BTL
5.7% gross — clears typical 5%+ break-even threshold.
Buy + rent later
Rents would more than cover BTL mortgage costs if life changes.
The numbers
England (SDLT) · 75% LTV mortgage at 5.5% over 25 years (capital repayment).
Stamp duty
First-time buyer
£0
Home mover
£3,250
2nd home / BTL
£19,000
Mortgage @ 75% LTV
- Loan
- £236,250
- Deposit
- £78,750
- Per month
- £1,451
Cash you'd need to walk in (deposit + investor SDLT, before legal/survey): £97,750
Should you pay this?
Asking price is roughly £64,405 above what 1-bed homes typically go for here.
You're paying £315,000. Comparable 1-bed homes in this area suggest a market price of around £250,595.
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What it'd rent for
£1,500/month5.71% gross yield
Based on 12 live rentals in St Albans · 1-bed homes here average £1,198/mo.
Most landlords need 5%+ gross to break even after costs in this area, so this is a decent fallback if your plans shift.
Property features
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5-year price trend
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Schools & Ofsted
No schools indexed yet for this postcode sector. The official sources below cover every UK postcode.
Catchments aren't published nationally; many schools use distance-from-school as the deciding factor. The links above give you the official data — only the local authority can confirm a specific year's catchment boundary.
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Area pulse
- 2,302 new listings here in the last month — good comparable supply.
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