The Coach House, Sandridgebury Lane, Sandridgebury, St Albans, AL3 6JB

The Coach House is a five-bedroom detached house in Sandridgebury, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 6JB). It has a recorded floor area of 212 m² (around 2282 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band H. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe, outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 212 m² it sits well below the postcode median (327 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Last sold in October 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years. Today's modelled estimate of £1,663,000 is 44.6% above the 2012 sale price.