Property data
Sale history
Price Date Annual growth After inflation
£235,000 Aug 2005 7.7% 6.1%
£162,500 Sep 2000 16.3% 14.4%
£92,000 Dec 1996 13.6% 10.6%
£79,000 Sep 1995 na na
Internal area
162 square metres (1,744 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
£ per square meter (foot)
£1,450 per sqm (£135 per sqft) in Aug 2005. For context, homes in St Albans are now selling for between £5,670 and £7,260 per square metre (£526 and £674 per square foot) . See the analysis of St Albans AL1-5 housing market.
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Bedrooms
3
Type
Semi-detached
Council tax band
D
Plot size
334 square metres (3,595 square feet) - map showing freehold boundary lines
Archived listings
History:
Archived rental listing for 18 Drakes Drive. Advertised on multiple portals. It was reduced on 16/01/2017. It last appeared Dec 2018.
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Advertiser remarks:
  • 3 bedrooms
Planning applications
Planning ref:
January 2019 5/2018/2707
Type:
Outline application - proposal prior to a full application, including assessments and scoping opinions.
Status:
Application refused
Address:
18 Drakes Drive St Albans Hertfordshir
Description:
Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 3m in height x 6m in depth with 3m in height to the eaves
EPC Inspections
Summary:
13 October 2025 - energy performance certificate grade C
Reason for EPC:
marketed sale
Tenure:
Owner-occupied
Property type:
Semi-Detached House , has 7 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 1967 to 1975
Area:
162 sqm (1,744 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Walls: Cavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: Pitched, 350 mm loft insulation. Heating: Boiler and radiators, mains gas.

Summary:
12 September 2016 - energy performance certificate grade E
Reason for EPC:
marketed sale
Tenure:
Owner-occupied
Property type:
Semi-Detached House , has 6 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 1950 to 1966
Area:
99 sqm (1,066 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Walls: Cavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: Pitched, no insulation (assumed). Heating: Boiler and radiators, mains gas.