3c, London Road, St Albans, AL1 1LA

3c is a two-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL1 1LA). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff. At 74 m² this is the 10th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–74 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record.

Today's modelled estimate of £429,000 is 12.4% below the 2017 sale of £490,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£615/sq ft) was about 91.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 74 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2018. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in August 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.