17 Cottonmill Crescent is a semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1HW). It has a recorded floor area of 50 m² (around 538 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in September 2020 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).
At 50 m² it's 25.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 32 EPCs).
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17 Cottonmill Crescent has no planning applications on record.
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17 Cottonmill Crescent has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£398,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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What we flagged
17 Cottonmill Crescent is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
70 (C)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
50 m²
Street avg 70 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
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.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1HW: £557,000 (2025–2021).
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
AL1 1HA
Closest school
0.1 km
St Peter's School. 29 schools nearby.
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