7 Barnside Court, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6TL

7 Barnside Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Welwyn Garden City (AL8 6TL). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 59 m² this is the 36th smallest of 39 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 43–348 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (July 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 59 m² it's 20.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (49 m² median across 38 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 2013–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£512/sq ft) was about 45.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2023 at £325,000.