4 Cedarwood Drive, St Albans, AL4 0DW
About 4 Cedarwood Drive
4 Cedarwood Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in St Albans (AL4 0DW). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2025) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).
Held since November 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 120 m² the property is well over the postcode median (51 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £749,000 sits 401% above the 1999 sale of £149,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£116/sq ft) was about 56.6% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
6 applications on record at 4 Cedarwood Drive, St Albans, AL4 0DW
- Apr 2000PorchFullOutcome in report
Replacement front porch
Extension- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 5/2000/0436
- More recent applications — locked
- DemolitionMay 2016Decision
- ExtensionMar 2016Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
4 Cedarwood Drive's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£749,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£149,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 November 1999Most recent
£149,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0DW: £285,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in AL4 0DW
Versus other Cedarwood Drive homes
4 Cedarwood Drive outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,246
Street avg £4,700
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 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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