7 Chime Square, St Albans, AL3 5JZ

7 Chime Square is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 5JZ). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since December 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average. At 62 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 33 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 59–149 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 33 units on file.

Held since February 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2000–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £417,000 is 40.9% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£444/sq ft) was about 49.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 62 m² it's 23.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 32 EPCs).