3 Abbey Court, Holywell Hill, St Albans, AL1 1HA

3 Abbey Court is a two-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL1 1HA). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. At 63 m² this is the 6th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 59–65 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (69 versus a worst of 55). The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average.

Held since September 1997 — that's 29 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. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £351,000 sits 374.3% above the 1997 sale of £74,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£109/sq ft) was about 64.9% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.