8 Blacksmiths Lane, St Albans, AL3 4SQ

8 Blacksmiths Lane is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 4SQ). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.

14 years since the last transfer (December 2011). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £517,000 is 39.7% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£716/sq ft) was about 63.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. At 48 m² it's 22.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (62 m² median across 17 EPCs).