16 Cape Road, St Albans, AL1 5DJ
About 16 Cape Road
16 Cape Road is a semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 5DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
At 70 m² it's 16.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 12 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 September 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 16 Cape Road.
1 application on record at 16 Cape Road, St Albans, AL1 5DJ
- Jul 2014ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2014/1578
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Sales history & valuation
16 Cape Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£501,000
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 AL1 5DJ: £585,000 (2023–2021).
Versus other Cape Road homes
On floor area, 16 Cape Road runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
69 (C)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 91 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 4.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
283/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Oakdene Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Fleetville Infant and Nursery School. 32 schools nearby.
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