4 Howard Court, Cottonmill Lane, St Albans, AL1 2BQ

4 Howard Court is a mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 2BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 46 m² (around 495 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. At 46 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (46–66 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 80). The latest certificate (November 2018) 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.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in January 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £271,000 sits 258.9% above the 1999 sale of £75,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£152/sq ft) was about 38.5% below the postcode norm. At 46 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.