23 High Street, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8PG

23 High Street is a semi-detached house in Markyate, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8PG). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since December 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Across 2007–2008, sale prices on this property compounded at -14% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £245,000 sits 63.3% above the 2008 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£258/sq ft) was about 18.9% below the postcode norm. At 54 m² it sits well below the postcode median (100 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.