103a, Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DL

103a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 4DL). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 439 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 41 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (41–183 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (79 versus a worst of 48). Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (September 2009) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from September 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since November 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1996–1998, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £328,000 sits 317.3% above the 1998 sale of £78,600. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 56% below the postcode norm. At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (146 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.