30 Cottonmill Crescent is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1HW). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1106 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2010) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Very Poor to Very Good. The latest certificate is from December 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 8.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £791,000 is 16.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£615/sq ft) was about 110% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 103 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £680,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
30 Cottonmill Crescent's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Dec 2020
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension
Latest sale on 30 Cottonmill Crescent was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£791,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.6% per year over 23 years.
£680,000
Growth on file: 8.6% per year over 23 years.
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Floor Area for 30 Cottonmill Crescent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£6,618
Street avg £4,283
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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
Upgraded to gas central heating
Hot water system upgraded
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Part single, part two storey rear extension and alterations to openings
Full planning data for 30 Cottonmill Crescent, St Albans, AL1 1HW
2 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
26 February 2021Most recent
£680,000
+67.9%over 8 years7 December 2012
£405,000
+289.4%over 14 years15 May 1998
£104,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1HW: £505,000 (2025–2018).
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Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
AL1 1SZ
Closest school
0.1 km
St Peter's School. 29 schools nearby.