Albeny Gate, Flat 12, Belmont Hill, St Albans, AL1 1BH

Albeny Gate is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1BH). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 49 m² this is the 17th smallest of 48 units on EPC record in Albeny Gate, where floor areas span 42–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (57 versus a best of 76). The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since April 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity.

Most recent transfer: April 2021 at £250,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£474/sq ft) was about 52.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.