19a, George Street, St Albans, AL3 4ES

19a is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 4ES). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a G (score 13), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 87 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 21–122 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (13 versus a best of 69). Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since November 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £500,000 sits 53.8% above the 2006 sale of £325,000.