Albeny Gate, Flat 18, Belmont Hill, St Albans, AL1 1BH

Albeny Gate is a semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1BH). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. At 57 m² this is the 41st 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. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since August 1995 — that's 31 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £287,000 sits 328.4% above the 1995 sale of £67,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 64.7% below the postcode norm. At 57 m² it's 16.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 47 EPCs).