39 Russet Drive, St Albans, AL4 0DB

39 Russet Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL4 0DB). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since April 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since December 2009, a hold of 16 years that's notably long for the area. Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1998–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £676,000 sits 81.7% above the 2009 sale of £372,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£437/sq ft) was about 94.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. At 79 m² it's 29.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 6 EPCs).