23 Barcino House, Charrington Place, St Albans, AL1 3FZ

23 Barcino House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 3FZ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2007-2011 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2024) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity. At 70 m² this is the 57th smallest of 63 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–80 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (86 versus a worst of 67).

At 70 m² it's 25% larger than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 62 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). On the market in April 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. Today's modelled estimate of £383,000 is 28.7% above the 2013 sale price.