16b, Hillside Road, St Albans, AL1 3QL

16b is a two-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL1 3QL). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. At 119 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–353 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2015) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from November 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since August 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £533,000 sits 87% above the 2005 sale of £285,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£222/sq ft) was about 59.1% below the postcode norm. At 119 m² it's 28.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (167 m² median across 6 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.