1 Drummonds Fold, Millfield Lane, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8QQ
About 1 Drummonds Fold
1 Drummonds Fold is a semi-detached house in Markyate, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8QQ). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 147 m² it's 23.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (193 m² median across 5 EPCs).
Energy performance
1 Drummonds Fold's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jan 2021
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 1 Drummonds Fold, Millfield Lane, Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8QQ
- Jul 2021Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Conversion of existing garage (incidental residential) into a separate residential dwelling (use class C3).
Change of Use- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02195/FUL
- More recent applications — locked
- ConversionJul 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 Drummonds Fold has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£694,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
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.
Median price across the last 1 sales in AL3 8QQ: £3,100,000 (2021–2021).
Nearby sales in AL3 8QQ
Versus other Millfield Lane homes
1 Drummonds Fold is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
68 (D)
Street avg 69 (D)
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 231 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.8 km
Caddington Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
Markyate Village School and Nursery. 4 schools nearby.
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