6a, George Street, St Albans, AL3 4ER

6a is a mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 4ER). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2014) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in December 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 48). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 58 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 53–184 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (35 versus a best of 77).

6 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 58 m² it sits well below the postcode median (121 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£553/sq ft) was about 45.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £345,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.