31 Cottonmill Crescent is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1HW). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 7.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £619,000 is 22.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£527/sq ft) was about 74.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £505,000 in July 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Apr 2026
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
First floor rear extension, alterations to openings on rear elevation, insertion of rooflight on rear roof slope
31 Cottonmill Crescent has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2006.
£619,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 15 years.
£505,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 15 years.
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On habitable rooms, 31 Cottonmill Crescent stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,674
Street avg £4,368
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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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Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
Part single, part two storey rear extension following demolition of existing extension
Full planning data for 31 Cottonmill Crescent, St Albans, AL1 1HW
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30 July 2021Most recent
£505,000
+179.0%over 14 years20 November 2006
£181,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1HW: £557,000 (2025–2018).
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Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
AL1 1TN
Closest school
0.1 km
St Peter's School. 29 schools nearby.