9 Cedarwood Drive, St Albans, AL4 0DX
About 9 Cedarwood Drive
9 Cedarwood Drive is a detached house in St Albans (AL4 0DX). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 561 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2008) shows an F (score 37), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 55), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 52 m² this is the 4th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 50–102 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (37 versus a best of 74).
Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in May 2011. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £265,000 sits 76.7% above the 2011 sale of £150,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 18.2% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
9 Cedarwood Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Nov 2018
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 November 2018
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Planning history
9 Cedarwood Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
9 Cedarwood Drive's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£265,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 10 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
25 May 2011Most recent
£150,000
+11.9%over 6 years18 July 2004
£134,000
+21.8%over 1 year22 August 2002
£110,000
+34.1%over 12 months30 August 2001
£82,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0DX: £252,500 (2022–2012).
Nearby sales in AL4 0DX
Versus other Cedarwood Drive homes
9 Cedarwood Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
37 (F)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 52 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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Crime
113/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Wynches Farm Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Beaumont School. 28 schools nearby.
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