Catalina Court, Flat 1, Beaconsfield Road, St Albans, AL1 3RG

Catalina Court is a one-bedroom property in St Albans (AL1 3RG). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. At 54 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Catalina Court (37–54 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (46 versus a best of 72). The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 54 m² the property is well over the postcode median (41 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2015. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£490/sq ft) was about 33.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in August 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.