1 Darwin Close, Valley Road, St Albans, AL3 6LH

1 Darwin Close is a four-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL3 6LH). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 731 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2009) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from June 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Held since December 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £840,000 sits 84.6% above the 2010 sale of £455,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£623/sq ft) was about 113.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (111 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.