Culver Lodge, Flat 5, Culver Road, St Albans, AL1 4EB

Culver Lodge is an end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 4EB). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since August 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good. At 42 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in Culver Lodge, where floor areas span 33–92 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 8 units on file.

Held since August 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £274,000 sits 66.1% above the 2006 sale of £165,000. At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 47 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 77% of similar EPCs).