Old Lybury Cottage, Lybury Lane, Redbourn, St Albans, AL3 7JJ

Old Lybury Cottage is a four-bedroom detached house in Redbourn, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 7JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 179 m² (around 1927 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an F (score 32), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since November 2022. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. Period features are noted in the property record.

It hasn't traded since February 1999, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £1,055,000 sits 298.1% above the 1999 sale of £265,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 61.5% below the postcode norm. At 179 m² it's 18.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (151 m² median across 4 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.