38 Cedarwood Drive, St Albans, AL4 0DW
About 38 Cedarwood Drive
38 Cedarwood Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL4 0DW). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£651/sq ft) was about 145.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £610,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- ParkingOff street
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 38 Cedarwood Drive, St Albans, AL4 0DW
- Apr 2018Garage ConversionOutcome in report
Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Conversion of garage to habitable room and extension of front porch
ExtensionPorch- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2018/0557
- More recent applications — locked
- Garage ConversionJun 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2005.
£644,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 18 years.
£610,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
7 August 2022Most recent
£610,000
+80.5%over 8 years21 March 2014
£338,000
+53.6%over 9 years28 January 2005
£220,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0DW: £263,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in AL4 0DW
Versus other Cedarwood Drive homes
Price per m² for 38 Cedarwood Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,011
Street avg £4,060
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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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
Wynches Farm Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Beaumont School. 28 schools nearby.
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