15 Brooklands Court, Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 3NS

15 Brooklands Court is a two-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL1 3NS). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 657 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. At 61 m² this is the 20th smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–69 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (41 versus a best of 87). The latest certificate (January 2020) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (November 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average, lighting went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since April 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £359,000 sits 76.8% above the 2006 sale of £203,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£309/sq ft) was about 35.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.