7 Russet Drive, St Albans, AL4 0BL
About 7 Russet Drive
7 Russet Drive is a detached house in St Albans (AL4 0BL). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (70 m² across 10 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Jul 2026
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Planning history
Planning history at 7 Russet Drive is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 7 Russet Drive, St Albans, AL4 0BL
- Jul 2019Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
T3502 - BEECH - Located in front garden - Tree has a large full crown, low over garden and footpath - Would like to crown thin by 20% to allow more light to properties and crown lift to approx. 3.5m for clearance.
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- TP/2019/0274
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksDec 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
7 Russet Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£325,000
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.
Versus other Russet Drive homes
EPC Rating for 7 Russet Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 77 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.
Crime
4/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Russet Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Camp Primary and Nursery School. 30 schools nearby.
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