51 Cottonmill Lane, St Albans, AL1 2BQ
About 51 Cottonmill Lane
51 Cottonmill Lane is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 2BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 89 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2015–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £699,000 is 12.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£647/sq ft) was about 171.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
51 Cottonmill Lane's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 29 October 2023
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Planning history
1 application on record at 51 Cottonmill Lane, St Albans, AL1 2BQ
- May 2014ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and alterations to openings
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2014/0555
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 51 Cottonmill Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£699,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 3 years.
£620,000
Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
9 October 2017Most recent
£620,000
+25.0%over 2 years6 March 2015
£496,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 2BQ: £167,500 (2024–2006).
Nearby sales in AL1 2BQ
3 Howard Court, Cottonmill Lane, St Albans, AL1 2BQ
Sold Nov 2024
£302,5001 Howard Court, Cottonmill Lane, St Albans, AL1 2BQ
Sold Jul 2007
£169,5002 Howard Court, Cottonmill Lane, St Albans, AL1 2BQ
Sold Jan 2007
£155,00049 Cottonmill Lane, St Albans, AL1 2BQ
Sold Jun 2002
£225,0004 Howard Court, Cottonmill Lane, St Albans, AL1 2BQ
Sold Jan 1999
£75,500
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
283/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Mentmore Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
St Peter's School. 29 schools nearby.
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