2 Bernard Street, St Albans, AL3 5QW

2 Bernard Street is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 5QW). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 19 years, with the last transfer in May 2007. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £852,000 sits 113% above the 2007 sale of £399,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£269/sq ft) was about 32.9% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.