30 Francis Avenue, St Albans, AL3 6BL

30 Francis Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL3 6BL). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows a C (score 73).

Held since September 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2001–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £386,000 sits 83.8% above the 2007 sale of £210,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 29.6% below the postcode norm. At 73 m² it's 16.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 18 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs).