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16 Cottonmill Crescent, St Albans, AL1 1HW

1 planning record
Council tax
Band C
Overview

About 16 Cottonmill Crescent

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

16 Cottonmill Crescent is a property in St Albans (AL1 1HW). It has council tax band C.

Held since May 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2000–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.1% per year. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.

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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Cottonmill Crescent, St Albans, AL1 1HW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

1 application on record at 16 Cottonmill Crescent, St Albans, AL1 1HW

1decisions1extensions11documents5nearby
Flagged:Demolition
  1. Oct 2020
    PorchFull
    Outcome in report

    Demolition of existing conservatory, single storey front porch extension and single storey rear extension

    ExtensionDemolition
    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2020/1917
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Last sold (2004)

£217,500

Growth on file: 14.1% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 May 2004Most recent

    £217,500

    +69.3%over 3 years

  2. 24 May 2000

    £128,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1HW: £557,000 (2025–2021).

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 16 Cottonmill Crescent

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Albans district page.
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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.

Closest school

0.1 km

St Peter's School. 29 schools nearby.

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