2 Christchurch Close, St Albans, AL3 5NT

2 Christchurch Close is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 5NT). It has a recorded floor area of 57 m² (around 614 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 57 m² this is the 13th smallest of 28 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–99 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (September 2011) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from September 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 57 m² it's 23% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 27 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£648/sq ft) was about 95.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2020 for £397,500.