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

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.

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). Across 2013–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£541/sq ft) was about 18.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.