14 The Leys, St Albans, AL4 9HD

14 The Leys is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL4 9HD). It has a recorded floor area of 37 m² (around 398 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2015. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

At 37 m² it sits well below the postcode median (61 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in September 2015. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £286,000 is 30% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£552/sq ft) was about 87.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.