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17 Cavendish Road, St Albans, AL1 5EF

1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
74 m²
794 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Cavendish Road

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

17 Cavendish Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 5EF). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 794 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1996–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £544,000 sits 58.1% above the 2012 sale of £344,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£433/sq ft) was about 25% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 72% of similar EPCs). 14 years since the last transfer (August 2012). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
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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.

17 Cavendish Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Sept 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Cavendish Road, St Albans, AL1 5EF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 17 Cavendish Road, St Albans, AL1 5EF

1decisions1extensions7documents5nearby
  1. Oct 2018
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property

    Single storey side and rear extension with rooflights

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2018/2210
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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 17 Cavendish Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£544,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.2% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2012)

£344,000

Growth on file: 10.2% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 August 2012Most recent

    £344,000

    +381.1%over 16 years

  2. 23 May 1996

    £71,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 5EF: £675,000 (2025–2025).

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On the street

Versus other Cavendish Road homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 17 Cavendish Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,661

Street avg £6,379

Strongly below

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 85 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below
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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Camp Road

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1 Carlbury Close

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1 Cavendish Road

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£1.0m

1 Barncroft Way

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£1.1m

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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.
Full St Albans report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

The Crown PH — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery. 36 schools nearby.

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