9 Dubrae Close, St Albans, AL3 4JT

9 Dubrae Close is a three-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL3 4JT). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Very Good and lighting went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 90 m² it sits well below the postcode median (133 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £726,000 is 18.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£631/sq ft) was about 122.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £611,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.