18 Cottonmill Lane is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1HN). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 9% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£610/sq ft) was about 126.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (June 2016). Across the public record there are 6 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 Aug 2022
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Single storey front porch extension, part single, part two storey rear extension and alterations to openings
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2001.
£473,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 15 years.
£440,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 15 years.
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Habitable Rooms for 18 Cottonmill Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,567
Street avg £4,466
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 69 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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Full planning data for 18 Cottonmill Lane, St Albans, AL1 1HN
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30 June 2016Most recent
£440,000
+49.2%over 3 years16 January 2013
£295,000
+9.3%over 4 years18 March 2008
£270,000
+35.0%over 4 years2 October 2003
£200,000
+26.6%over 1 year22 March 2002
£158,000
+31.7%over 9 months14 June 2001
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1HN: £200,000 (2021–2003).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
AL1 1DQ
Closest school
0.1 km
St Peter's School. 29 schools nearby.