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2 bed house for sale Temperance Street, St Albans, AL3

Guide Price

£665,000

Added on 25/09/2026

Type: Terraced
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 1
Size: £824 per sq ft
Tenure: Freehold

Council tax Band E £2,957 a year

Key features

Cathedral Quarter Conservation Area
West-Facing Courtyard Garden
Beautifully Presented Throughout
Residents Permit On Street Parking
Versatile Basement Room/Home Office
Two Good Sized Bedrooms & Period Features
Stylishly Appointed Integrated Kitchen
Sought-After Cul-De-Sac & New Roof Added 2026
Sitting Room With Fireplace & Dining Room
Close to City Centre, St Albans Cathedral & Mainline Station

About this property

Situated within the highly regarded Old Conservation Area, this property offers a rare opportunity to acquire a home in one of the city’s most desirable and historic locations, close to the city centre, St Albans Cathedral and convenient for access to the mainline station into central London. This fine example of a period cottage has an open plan 20ft sitting/dining room, defined into two areas, with a wood burning stove and stairs leading to both first and lower ground floors.

Floorplan

Council tax

Band E £2,957 a year

Per year

Band A

£1,613
Band B

£1,882
Band C

£2,150
Band D

£2,419
Band E

This home: £2,957
Band F

£3,494
Band G

£4,032
Band H

£4,838

This home is in band E, which costs £2,957 a year in St Albans for 2026/27.

Figures from MHCLG (Open Government Licence v3): the average bill for each band across St Albans, including the typical parish precept, so a parish's own bill can differ a little. Discounts lower the bill, such as 25% off for an adult living alone. Check a home's band on GOV.UK.

Price guide

34 comparables · within 3 miles

Priced above 97% of the 2-bed houses for sale nearby right now.

This home, £665,000 Median £525,000 · £450,000 – £610,500

Per square foot

£824 25% over

2-bed houses nearby £661

Against sold prices

39% over

AL3 sold median £593 / sq ft, 699 sales

Compared with 34 2-bed houses for sale within 3 miles, on the market now or already under offer. The range is the middle 80% of their asking prices. Sold prices are HM Land Registry sales in AL3 over the last 24 months, per square foot of EPC floor area.

Location

Temperance Street, St Albans, AL3

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Mortgage and stamp duty

Property price £665,000

£332k £998k

Deposit10% £67,000

£0 £665k

Interest rate 4.5%

0.5% 15%

Repayment period 25 years

5 years 40 years

A £598,000 mortgage. Most lenders would want a household income of about £133,000 to support it.

A guide only, for a capital repayment mortgage. The rate you are offered and what you can borrow depend on your circumstances and a full application with a lender or broker. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on your mortgage.

Properties sold nearby

HM Land Registry sales nearby. Floor areas from Energy Performance Certificates where matched.

Address	Type	Sold	Size	Size	£/sq ft	Price
9, Temperance Street Terraced	Terraced	Oct 2025	700 sq ft £855/sq ft	700 sq ft	£855	£598,000
17, Temperance Street Terraced	Terraced	Jan 2025	850 sq ft £858/sq ft	850 sq ft	£858	£730,000
15, Temperance Street Terraced	Terraced	Jun 2024	581 sq ft £740/sq ft	581 sq ft	£740	£430,000
21, Temperance Street Terraced	Terraced	Jun 2023	915 sq ft £803/sq ft	915 sq ft	£803	£735,000
23, Temperance Street Terraced	Terraced	Sept 2020	850 sq ft £706/sq ft	850 sq ft	£706	£600,000
1, Temperance Street Terraced	Terraced	Jun 2020	700 sq ft £729/sq ft	700 sq ft	£729	£510,000
3, Temperance Street Terraced	Terraced	Sept 2019	689 sq ft £682/sq ft	689 sq ft	£682	£470,000
27, Temperance Street Terraced	Terraced	Jun 2019	764 sq ft £720/sq ft	764 sq ft	£720	£550,000