14 Cottonmill Lane is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1HN). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in July 2003. Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 15% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £468,000 sits 146.4% above the 2003 sale of £189,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£256/sq ft) was about 31.7% below the postcode norm.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
No planning applications are recorded against 14 Cottonmill Lane, St Albans, AL1 1HN. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for 14 Cottonmill Lane, St Albans, AL1 1HN
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14 Cottonmill Lane's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
£468,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.0% per year over 3 years.
£189,950
Growth on file: 15.0% per year over 3 years.
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On price per m², 14 Cottonmill Lane runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,753
Street avg £5,737
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 68 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
2 July 2003Most recent
£189,950
+61.7%over 3 years21 January 2000
£117,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1HN: £295,000 (2021–2008).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
AL1 1DQ
Closest school
0.1 km
St Peter's School. 29 schools nearby.