27 Cottonmill Crescent is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1HW). It has a recorded floor area of 49 m² (around 527 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump.
Held since March 2008 — that's 18 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 8.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £362,000 sits 70.8% above the 2008 sale of £212,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£402/sq ft) was about 41.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 49 m² it's 26.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (67 m² median across 32 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
27 Cottonmill Crescent sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
No planning applications are recorded against 27 Cottonmill Crescent, St Albans, AL1 1HW. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£362,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 3 years.
£212,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 3 years.
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Floor Area for 27 Cottonmill Crescent lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,327
Street avg £4,491
Floor Area
49 m²
Street avg 70 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 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
More low energy lighting installed
31 March 2008Most recent
£212,000
+24.7%over 2 years13 July 2005
£170,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1HW: £557,000 (2025–2021).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
AL1 1PP
Closest school
0.1 km
St Peter's School. 29 schools nearby.