53 Barcino House is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 3FZ). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012 onwards. The latest certificate (April 2023) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. Main heating runs on electricity. At 45 m² this is the 14th 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: 2.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£541/sq ft) was about 18.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold June 2025 for £262,000. At 45 m² it's 21.7% 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).
53 Barcino House's carbon output is low for the local stock.
No planning applications are recorded against 53 Barcino House, Charrington Place, St Albans, AL1 3FZ. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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£279,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 12 years.
£262,000
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 12 years.
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Years Held for 53 Barcino House lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,822
Street avg £5,496
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 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
19 June 2025Most recent
£262,000
-7.4%over 10 years29 May 2015
£283,000
+47.0%over 2 years16 May 2013
£192,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 3FZ: £280,000 (2025–2024).
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Sold Oct 2025
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Sold Oct 2025
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Sold May 2025
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Sold Mar 2025
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Sold Nov 2024
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CO₂ Emissions
1.4 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.