What kind of home is 12 Albany Drive, WS12 2GQ?

12 Albany Drive, WS12 2GQ is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 12 Albany Drive, WS12 2GQ sell for?

12 Albany Drive, WS12 2GQ last sold for £485,000 in November 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £170,000 in June 2002. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 12 Albany Drive, WS12 2GQ appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between June 2002 and November 2022, 12 Albany Drive, WS12 2GQ rose from £170,000 to £485,000, a change of £315,000. That works out to roughly +5.3% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 12 Albany Drive, WS12 2GQ have?

The current EPC rating for 12 Albany Drive, WS12 2GQ is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in February 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 12 Albany Drive, WS12 2GQ?

12 Albany Drive, WS12 2GQ has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (1,399 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 12 Albany Drive, WS12 2GQ use?

The latest EPC at 12 Albany Drive, WS12 2GQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 12 Albany Drive, WS12 2GQ have?

12 Albany Drive, WS12 2GQ has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in May 2010. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 12 Albany Drive, WS12 2GQ?

12 Albany Drive, WS12 2GQ is in council tax band E.

Which area is 12 Albany Drive, WS12 2GQ in?

12 Albany Drive, WS12 2GQ sits in Cannock. It falls within the WS12 postcode district in Staffordshire.

How safe is the area around 12 Albany Drive, WS12 2GQ?

Police records around 12 Albany Drive, WS12 2GQ show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (13% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 12 Albany Drive, WS12 2GQ?

The closest primary school to 12 Albany Drive, WS12 2GQ is Heath Hayes Primary Academy (434m), one of 13 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Kingsmead School (1.2km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 12 Albany Drive, WS12 2GQ?

The closest bus stop to 12 Albany Drive, WS12 2GQ is Melbourne Road, 204m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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12 Albany Drive, Cannock, WS12 2GQ

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

130 m²

1399 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 12 Albany Drive

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

12 Albany Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Cannock (WS12 2GQ). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2019) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£347/sq ft) was about 226.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2022 for £485,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

GarageDouble, Detached

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Albany Drive, Cannock, WS12 2GQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

May 2010
RenovationFull
In report
Retention of fence and associated landscaping
Reference
CH/10/0111
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 12 Albany Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£489,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£485,000

Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

30 November 2022Most recent
£485,000
+38.6%over 3 years
22 March 2019
£350,000
+105.9%over 16 years
19 June 2002
£170,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in WS12 2GQ: £283,500 (2020–2017).

Nearby sales in WS12 2GQ

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On the street

Versus other Albany Drive homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 Albany Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,731

Street avg £1,863

Strongly above

Floor Area

130 m²

Street avg 127 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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

Full Cannock report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Melbourne Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Heath Hayes Primary Academy. 16 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WS12 2GQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for WS12 2GQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.4dB

Low

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