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17 Cavendish Road, St Albans, AL1 5EF

1 planning record

Estimated value

£571,000

  • Since the 2012 sale (£344,000)+66%
  • Against AL1 5EF's recent median (£665,000)-14%

Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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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
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£571,000

  • Against its 2012 sale (£344,000)+66%
  • Against AL1 5EF's recent median (£665,000)-14%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 17 Cavendish Road is modelled from its 74 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 5EF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    74 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2010

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2012

  • Recent sales in AL1 5EF

    5 sales, median £665,000 (2025–2025)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: October 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 17 Cavendish Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

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: £665,000 (2025–2025).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 17 Cavendish Road, St Albans, AL1 5EF. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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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 £571,000 sits 66% 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 75% 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

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

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

Current Certificate
Sept 2010

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

Certificate validity

Expired on 14 September 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let
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
    Full record in report

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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 5 notable nearby
  • The 7 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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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 £6,516

Strongly below

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

Strongly below
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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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

283/mo

Falling 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.

Nearest schools

  • St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & NurseryPrimary137m
  • Fleetville Junior SchoolPrimary438m
  • Verulam SchoolSecondary591m
  • Loreto CollegeSecondary619m

Nearest stops

  • The Crown PHBus stop135m
  • The Crown PHBus stop139m
  • Vanda CrescentBus stop168m
  • The Crown PHBus stop178m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences1,137 reports27%
  • Anti-social Behaviour796 reports19%
  • Shoplifting555 reports13%
  • Vehicle Crime377 reports9%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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Level 3 Building Survey

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

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Comparables

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Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 17 Cavendish Road is modelled from its 74 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL1 5EF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 17 Cavendish Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 17 Cavendish Road was lodged in September 2010 at band E and expired in September 2020, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 17 Cavendish Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 36 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL1 5EF, not by walking route.
Council tax band
17 Cavendish Road is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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