3 Cottonmill Lane, St Albans, AL1 1HL
About 3 Cottonmill Lane
3 Cottonmill Lane is a semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1HL). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 831 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 57). The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since March 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £604,000 sits 55.3% above the 2010 sale of £389,000. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
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Energy performance
3 Cottonmill Lane's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Nov 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 22 November 2019
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
5 applications on record at 3 Cottonmill Lane, St Albans, AL1 1HL
- Nov 2002ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey
Two storey front and side extension including replacement of garage
- Reference
- 5/2002/1841
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJul 2016Decision
- ExtensionJul 2016Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 3 Cottonmill Lane has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£604,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.4% per year over 14 years.
£389,000
Growth on file: 13.4% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
9 March 2010Most recent
£389,000
+41.5%over 6 years21 March 2003
£275,000
+18.0%24 October 2002
£233,000
+264.1%over 6 years17 November 1995
£64,000
Median price across the last 1 sales in AL1 1HL: £77,000 (1995–1995).
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
283/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Cottonmill Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Peter's School. 29 schools nearby.
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