2a, Buxton Close, St Albans, AL4 9UH

2a is a three-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL4 9UH). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in November 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.

Across 1997–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,037,000 sits 103.3% above the 2013 sale of £510,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£277/sq ft) was about 40.4% below the postcode norm. At 171 m² it's 27.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (134 m² median across 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). On the market in May 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.