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28 Cedarwood Drive, St Albans, AL4 0DW

3 sales on record2 planning records

Estimated value

£516,000

  • Since the 2018 sale (£428,000)+21%
  • Against AL4 0DW's recent median (£285,000)+81%

Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
71 m²
764 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£516,000

  • Against its 2018 sale (£428,000)+21%
  • Against AL4 0DW's recent median (£285,000)+81%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 28 Cedarwood Drive is modelled from its 71 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL4 0DW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    71 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2017

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2018

  • Recent sales in AL4 0DW

    5 sales, median £285,000 (2025–2022)

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SalesLatest sale shown: November 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

28 Cedarwood Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 April 2018Most recent

    £428,000

    +72.6%over 11 years

  2. 15 August 2006

    £248,000

    +34.8%over 4 years

  3. 29 May 2002

    £184,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0DW: £285,000 (2025–2022).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 28 Cedarwood Drive, St Albans, AL4 0DW. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 28 Cedarwood Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

28 Cedarwood Drive is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL4 0DW). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2017) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in May 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 88).

At 71 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £516,000 is 20.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£560/sq ft) was about 110.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in April 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageEn bloc
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Oct 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 16 October 2027

11 months remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Oct 2017from May 2015
EPC improved fromD59toC70
Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof
Very PoorPoor

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
100%29%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 28 Cedarwood Drive, St Albans, AL4 0DW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 28 Cedarwood Drive is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

2 applications on record at 28 Cedarwood Drive, St Albans, AL4 0DW

2decisions8documents2nearby
  1. Jan 2019
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    T4, T6 2 x Oaks. Reduce both trees by 3m all round to match recently reduced neighbouring tree. Both trees overhang adjacent property/buildings, not owned by the applicant/myself, constituting a risk to both public health and safety. Work required to red

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    TP/2018/0674
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision

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On the street

Versus other Cedarwood Drive homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 28 Cedarwood Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,028

Street avg £4,169

Above

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 106 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Albans district page.
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Crime

113/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Wynches Farm Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Beaumont School. 28 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Beaumont SchoolSecondary500m
  • Nicholas Breakspear Catholic SchoolSecondary649m
  • Oaklands College16 plus714m
  • Oakwood Primary SchoolPrimary724m

Nearest stops

  • Wynches Farm DriveBus stop109m
  • Princess Diana DriveBus stop231m
  • Colney Heath LaneBus stop329m
  • Oakwood DriveBus stop348m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences652 reports36%
  • Anti-social Behaviour358 reports20%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson159 reports9%
  • Vehicle Crime143 reports8%

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 28 Cedarwood Drive is modelled from its 71 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL4 0DW. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 28 Cedarwood Drive. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 28 Cedarwood Drive was lodged in October 2017 at band C and is valid until October 2027. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 28 Cedarwood Drive. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 16 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 28 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL4 0DW, not by walking route.
Council tax band
28 Cedarwood Drive is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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