8 Grimsdyke Lodge, Hatfield Road, St Albans, AL1 4LR

8 Grimsdyke Lodge is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 4LR). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 32 m² this is the 6th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–33 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom.

It hasn't traded since January 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1996–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £214,000 sits 120.6% above the 2003 sale of £97,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£282/sq ft) was about 19.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 70% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019.