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196 Riverside Road, AL1 1SF

Sold prices, property history and local context for 196 Riverside Road, St. Albans, AL1 1SF, from HM Land Registry and EPC records.

Last sold
£790,000
13 Apr 2017
Recorded sales
5
since 1998
Type
Terraced house
Freehold
This home in brief

196 Riverside Road is a freehold terraced house on Riverside Road in AL1. It last sold for £790,000 in 2017 — its 5th recorded sale, up 430% on its first recorded sale of £149,000 in 1998. For context, AL1's median over the last 8 years is £520,000 — this home's last sale was 52% higher.

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What might it be worth now?

An indicative range from carrying the 2017 sale forward at this home's own historical growth rate — not a formal valuation.

Indicative range
£1,518,000£2,148,000
as of 2026
Last sold
£790,000
2017
Its own growth
9.5%/yr
compounded across 5 recorded sales

Based on this home's own compounded sale-price growth (9.5% a year between its recorded sales), projected from its last sale. It can't see improvements, condition or anything specific to the property — the £5 report values it against individual comparable sales instead.

Sale history for 196 Riverside Road

Every transaction recorded by HM Land Registry for this address, newest first.

DatePriceChangeTypeTenureNew build
13 Apr 2017£790,000+39% (+14%/yr)Terraced houseFreehold
16 Oct 2014£570,000+43% (+4.9%/yr)Terraced houseFreehold
1 Jun 2007£399,950+54% (+12.6%/yr)Terraced houseFreehold
17 Oct 2003£260,000+74% (+11.9%/yr)Terraced houseFreehold
30 Oct 1998£149,000Terraced houseFreehold

Other homes at AL1 1SF

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Riverside Road.

AddressLast soldPriceSalesFloor area
170 Riverside Road2024£649,5001
172 Riverside Road2015£572,0002
174 Riverside Road2021£575,9003
176 Riverside Road2025£625,0005
178 Riverside Road2011£332,5002
180 Riverside Road2010£337,0003
182 Riverside Road2019£580,0004
184 Riverside Road2010£322,0003
186 Riverside Road2022£630,0001
188 Riverside Road1996£89,0001
192 Riverside Road2025£718,0003
194 Riverside Road2021£630,0003
198 Riverside Road2025£550,0001
204 Riverside Road2014£475,0002
206 Riverside Road2009£292,0003
210 Riverside Road2017£623,2004
212 Riverside Road2006£277,5003
Land Adjoining, 212 Land Adjoining2003£267,5002
214 Riverside Road2002£244,0002
220 Riverside Road2015£631,0003
222 Riverside Road2021£670,0002
224 Riverside Road2026£450,0004
226 Riverside Road2006£188,5001
228 Riverside Road2011£232,5003
230 Riverside Road2021£485,0004
232 Riverside Road1996£69,5001
234 Riverside Road2003£181,0002
236 Riverside Road2026£400,0002

The street and the area

Where 196 Riverside Road sits in its local market.

AL1 median
£520,000
last 8 years
Riverside Road sold prices & street profile →AL1 house prices & area guide →

196 Riverside Road: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC and VOA records.

When did 196 Riverside Road last sell, and for how much?

196 Riverside Road last sold for £790,000 on 13 Apr 2017, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 196 Riverside Road been sold?

HM Land Registry records 5 sales for 196 Riverside Road between 1998 and 2017. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

What is 196 Riverside Road worth today?

Carrying its 2017 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 9.5% a year across 5 sales suggests roughly £1,518,000–£2,148,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. EPC data © Crown copyright. Council tax band from the Valuation Office Agency. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded transactions and are not a valuation of this home; the indicative range is a district-level projection, not a survey or appraisal.