3 Buckingham Court, Lemsford Road, St Albans, AL1 3HP

3 Buckingham Court is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 3HP). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. At 48 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–57 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (October 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since August 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 sits 227.5% above the 2004 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 57.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2019. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.