Flat 2, 1 Approach Road, St Albans, AL1 1SP

Flat 2 is a one-bedroom property in St Albans (AL1 1SP). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012-2021 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2025) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in March 2014 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Average. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. At 42 m² this is the 6th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–44 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top.

At 42 m² it's 15.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (37 m² median across 12 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£619/sq ft) was about 19.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in November 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.