6 Art School Yard, Victoria Street, St Albans, AL1 3YS

6 Art School Yard is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 3YS). It has a recorded floor area of 34 m² (around 366 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. At 34 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (34–62 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in October 2001. Across 1996–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £256,000 sits 89.6% above the 2001 sale of £135,000. At 34 m² it sits well below the postcode median (51 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).