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

7 Darwin Close is a three-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL3 6LH). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2023) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in June 2011 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The home occupies a corner plot.

A recent sale: £812,500 in January 2025. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 109 m² it's 17.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 11 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£693/sq ft) was about 137.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.