44 The Hill, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8PS

44 The Hill is a semi-detached house in Wheathampstead, St. Albans, St Albans (AL4 8PS). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since July 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since May 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £543,000 sits 226.1% above the 2001 sale of £166,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£139/sq ft) was about 70.7% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.