8 Cape Road, St Albans, AL1 5DJ
About 8 Cape Road
8 Cape Road is a mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 5DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Energy performance
8 Cape Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
8 Cape Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
8 Cape Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£518,000
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
8 Cape Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
54 (E)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 90 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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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