12 Cottonmill Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1HN). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £630,000 is 14.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£720/sq ft) was about 163.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £550,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
12 Cottonmill Lane has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side and front extension, part single, part two storey rear extension with roof light and alterations to external materials
Latest sale on 12 Cottonmill Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£630,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£550,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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12 Cottonmill Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,746
Street avg £4,073
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Cottonmill Crescent — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Single rear extension and single storey side extension (resubmission following approval of 5/2022/0464 dated 22/06/2022)
Full planning data for 12 Cottonmill Lane, St Albans, AL1 1HN
1 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
24 June 2021Most recent
£550,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1HN: £270,000 (2016–2007).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
AL1 1TN
Closest school
0.1 km
St Peter's School. 29 schools nearby.