169, Cottonmill Lane
169, Cottonmill Lane
Description & Estimates
169, Cottonmill Lane, St. Albans appears in the public record as a freehold house sitting on a 300 m2 plot.
By comparing it to nearby properties, we estimate it to be a mid-century house with 1,082 ft2 of internal area and a garden.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 3 bedrooms.
Our estimate of the sale value of 169, Cottonmill Lane, St. Albans is £642,263 and its rental estimate is £2,682 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Cottonmill Lane, St. Albans, AL1 falls within the AL1 postal district, in the borough of St. Albans.
Our Data Sources
169, Cottonmill Lane, St. Albans has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in November 2008 and no records in the EPC database.
We combine this sold price information with public data of neighbouring properties to estimate the attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 2 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 169, Cottonmill Lane, St. Albans, we estimate a market value of £674,376 and a rental value of £2,816 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £597,305 and £2,494 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 169, Cottonmill Lane, St. Albans has seen its estimated sale value increase by £2,077 (0.3%) and its estimated rental value grow by £105 per month (3.9%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 5.0%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 169, Cottonmill Lane, St. Albans as measuring 300 m2.
That makes it the 14th largest plot in the postcode, where 18 of the 22 other houses have recorded plot data.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 169, Cottonmill Lane, St. Albans completed on 28th November 2008 at £315,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 150.0% over the period since November 2008.
- Sold Nov 2008£315,000
- Sold May 2000£169,000
- Sold Sep 1997£102,500
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 169, Cottonmill Lane, St. Albans have sold within a radius of 910 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 1st August 2025, was 38, Nuns Lane, St. Albans, AL1 2HR, a freehold house which sold for £580,000.
Read more about house prices in AL1.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Similar Properties Let Nearby
Over the past 2 years our Estate Agent network has recorded 1 let of a property comparable to 169, Cottonmill Lane, St. Albans, all within 910 metres.
The latest, in June 2023, was 18, Mile House Lane, St. Albans, AL1 1TB, a freehold house let by Collinson Hall.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
Location Comparison
Of the 169 addresses on Cottonmill Lane, St. Albans, AL1, 169, Cottonmill Lane, St. Albans comes out as the 37th largest and the 68th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £5k less expensive than the average property across the AL1 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 700mMandeville Primary School
- 900mSt Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School
- 1.1kmSt Peter's School
- 1.3kmThe Marlborough Science Academy
- 1.7kmLoreto College
- 2.2kmVerulam School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 169, Cottonmill Lane, St. Albans, the nearest station is St Albans Abbey, 1.2 kilometres away.
- 1.2kmSt Albans Abbey
- 1.5kmSt Albans City
- 1.5kmPark Street
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
