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5 Cape Road, St Albans, AL1 5DJ

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
93 m²
1001 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Cape Road

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

5 Cape Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 5DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 93 m² it's 16.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 12 EPCs). Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£647/sq ft) was about 80.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2023 for £647,500. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Cape Road, St Albans, AL1 5DJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 5 Cape Road, St Albans, AL1 5DJ

1decisions1extensions2documents5nearby
  1. Jun 2009
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey rear extension

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2009/0643
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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.

Price for 5 Cape Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£666,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£647,500

Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 March 2023Most recent

    £647,500

    +169.8%over 16 years

  2. 6 April 2006

    £240,000

    +16.5%over 3 years

  3. 17 October 2002

    £206,000

    +174.8%over 6 years

  4. 10 April 1996

    £74,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 5DJ: £536,000 (2022–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Cape Road homes

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

5 Cape Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,962

Street avg £5,827

Strongly above

Floor Area

93 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

On par
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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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 St Albans district page.
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Crime

5/mo

Steady 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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