2 Archington Court is a one-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL1 3AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 38 m² (around 409 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (February 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 38 m² it sits well below the postcode median (98 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £244,000 is 43.5% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£416/sq ft) was about 26.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in June 2013.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
No planning applications are recorded against 2 Archington Court, Oswald Road, St Albans, AL1 3AQ. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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£244,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£170,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Alexandra Road — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
28 June 2013Most recent
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3AQ: £775,000 (2024–2021).
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Closest school
0.4 km
Loreto College. 37 schools nearby.