7 Blacksmiths Row, High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8NZ

7 Blacksmiths Row is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Markyate, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8NZ). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 42 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 19 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–112 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (March 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Main heating runs on electricity.

Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £235,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2001–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£520/sq ft) was about 127.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 42 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 18 EPCs).