8 Cedar Court, St Albans, AL4 0DL

8 Cedar Court is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL4 0DL). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 42 m² this is the 7th smallest of 53 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–81 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 53 units on file.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in February 2000. Across 1996–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £223,000 sits 214.1% above the 2000 sale of £71,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 45.1% below the postcode norm. At 42 m² it's 17.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 52 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.