7 Cranbrook Drive, St Albans, AL4 0SR
About 7 Cranbrook Drive
7 Cranbrook Drive is a detached house in St Albans (AL4 0SR). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. At 84 m² this is the 17th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 62–155 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (48 versus a best of 76). The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 84 m² it's 23.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (68 m² median across 20 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Energy performance
7 Cranbrook 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Aug 2024
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Planning history
7 Cranbrook Drive has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
7 Cranbrook Drive has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£321,000
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL4 0SR: £310,000 (2024–2020).
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Versus other Cranbrook Drive homes
EPC Rating for 7 Cranbrook Drive lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
48 (E)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 68 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 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
Ryecroft Court — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Nicholas Breakspear Catholic School. 21 schools nearby.
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