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5 Albany Drive, Cannock, WS12 2GQ

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
99 m²
1066 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Albany Drive

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

5 Albany Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Cannock (WS12 2GQ). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

Across 1999–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £353,000 is 42.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£233/sq ft) was about 94.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in February 2017. At 99 m² it's 21.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (126 m² median across 12 EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Apr 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Albany Drive, Cannock, WS12 2GQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Albany Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.

Current estimate

£353,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 18 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£248,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 February 2017Most recent

    £248,000

    +2.1%over 9 years
  2. 31 May 2007

    £243,000

    +170.0%over 7 years
  3. 29 July 1999

    £89,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in WS12 2GQ: £317,500 (2022–2019).

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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.

5 Albany Drive is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£2,505

Street avg £1,965

Above

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 129 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 5.0 t/year

Below
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.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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 road noise heatmap for WS12 2GQ

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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Albany Drive, Cannock, WS12 2GQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.