290 London Road, St Albans, AL1 1HY

290 London Road is a five-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL1 1HY). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 117 m² it sits well below the postcode median (214 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1995–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £821,000 is 32.4% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£492/sq ft) was about 41.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (February 2016). One planning record on file: partial demolition refused in 2014.