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42 Portland Street, AL3 4RB

Sold prices, property history and local context for 42 Portland Street, St. Albans, AL3 4RB, from HM Land Registry and EPC records.

Last sold
£751,000
14 Dec 2023
Recorded sales
6
since 1996
Type
Terraced house
Freehold
This home in brief

42 Portland Street is a freehold terraced house on Portland Street in AL3. It last sold for £751,000 in 2023 — its 6th recorded sale, up 542% on its first recorded sale of £117,000 in 1996. That price sits 27% above the £590,000 median for AL3 over the last 8 years.

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What might it be worth now?

An indicative range from carrying the 2023 sale forward at this home's own historical growth rate — not a formal valuation.

Indicative range
£815,000£979,000
as of 2026
Last sold
£751,000
2023
Its own growth
7%/yr
compounded across 6 recorded sales

Based on this home's own compounded sale-price growth (7% 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 42 Portland Street

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

DatePriceChangeTypeTenureNew build
14 Dec 2023£751,000+44% (+4.4%/yr)Terraced houseFreehold
27 May 2015£521,051+49% (+11%/yr)Terraced houseFreehold
1 Aug 2011£350,000+30% (+3.7%/yr)Terraced houseFreehold
22 Jun 2004£270,000+3% (+10.6%/yr)Terraced houseFreehold
12 Mar 2004£262,500+124% (+10.9%/yr)Terraced houseFreehold
17 May 1996£117,000Terraced houseFreehold

Other homes at AL3 4RB

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Portland Street.

AddressLast soldPriceSalesFloor area
2 Portland Street2021£575,0002
4 Portland Street1998£140,0002
10 Portland Street2007£360,0003
12 Portland Street2022£792,6004104 m²
14 Portland Street2015£441,000278 m²
16 Portland Street2009£330,0004
18 Portland Street2019£500,0002
20 Portland Street2010£292,5004
22 Portland Street2014£370,000157 m²
24 Portland Street2009£267,500348 m²
26 Portland Street2004£178,0001
28 Portland Street2024£502,500361 m²
30 Portland Street2020£470,000163 m²
32 Portland Street2012£351,0004
36 Portland Street1995£17,000170 m²
36a Portland Street2013£498,0002
38 Portland Street2022£655,0003
40 Portland Street2020£600,000269 m²
44 Portland Street2018£592,0004
48 Portland Street2022£510,0002
50 Portland Street2006£275,000366 m²
52 Portland Street2013£310,0002

The street and the area

Where 42 Portland Street sits in its local market.

AL3 median
£590,000
last 8 years
Portland Street sold prices & street profile →AL3 house prices & area guide →

42 Portland Street: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC and VOA records.

When did 42 Portland Street last sell, and for how much?

42 Portland Street last sold for £751,000 on 14 Dec 2023, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 42 Portland Street been sold?

HM Land Registry records 6 sales for 42 Portland Street between 1996 and 2023. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

What is 42 Portland Street worth today?

Carrying its 2023 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 7% a year across 6 sales suggests roughly £815,000–£979,000 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.