20 Benbow Close, St Albans, AL1 5SA

20 Benbow Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 5SA). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good, lighting went from Average to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 106 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £645,000 sits 158% above the 2012 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£219/sq ft) was about 55.9% below the postcode norm. Last sold in January 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.