Beechurst, Caddington Common, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8QF

Beechurst is a four-bedroom detached house in Markyate, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8QF). It has a recorded floor area of 348 m² (around 3746 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2012 onwards and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in July 2012 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include outbuildings and attached land beyond the plot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 348 m² the property is well over the postcode median (220 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,555,000 sits 72.8% above the 2014 sale of £900,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£240/sq ft) was about 22.1% below the postcode norm. 7 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a basement excavation and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in April 2014.