Albeny Gate, Flat 5, 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 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 latest certificate (September 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since August 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £234,000 is 30% above the 2007 sale price.