26 Barcino House is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 3FZ). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2023) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. 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 window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity. At 44 m² this is the 11th 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. Other recorded features include a balcony.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 3.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£612/sq ft) was about 34.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 44 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 62 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: February 2024 at £290,000.
For a compact home of this size, this rating sits in the top tier locally.
No planning applications are recorded against 26 Barcino House, Charrington Place, St Albans, AL1 3FZ. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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£286,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 11 years.
£290,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 11 years.
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26 Barcino House outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,591
Street avg £5,483
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Grosvenor Road — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
7 February 2024Most recent
£290,000
+39.4%over 10 years30 April 2013
£208,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3FZ: £265,000 (2025–2025).
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Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
AL1 3NL
Closest school
0.5 km
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery. 37 schools nearby.