Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
23 Cavendish Road, St Albans, AL1 5EF
2 planning records
Estimated value
£606,000
- Since the 2020 sale (£469,500)+29%
- Against AL1 5EF's recent median (£665,000)-9%
Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
65 m²
700 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£606,000
- Against its 2020 sale (£469,500)+29%
- Against AL1 5EF's recent median (£665,000)-9%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 23 Cavendish Road is modelled from its 65 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
65 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2016
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2020
Recent sales in AL1 5EF
5 sales, median £665,000 (2025–2025)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: October 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
23 Cavendish Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
Sales timeline
15 October 2020Most recent
£469,500
+3.2%28 July 2020
£455,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 5EF: £665,000 (2025–2025).
Nearby sales in AL1 5EF
What this page doesn't show
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About 23 Cavendish Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
23 Cavendish Road is a mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 5EF). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 65 m² it's 19.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 32 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2020–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £606,000 is 29.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£671/sq ft) was about 93.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2020 at £469,500.
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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 Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Oct 2026
Current Certificate
Oct 2016EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 October 2026
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 23 Cavendish Road, St Albans, AL1 5EF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
2 applications on record at 23 Cavendish Road, St Albans, AL1 5EF
2decisions2extensions22documents5nearby
- Oct 2021ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Single storey side and rear extension with rooflights
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2021/2476
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionOct 2021Decision
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Versus other Cavendish Road homes
Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Floor Area for 23 Cavendish Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,223
Street avg £6,433
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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.
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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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 23 Cavendish Road is modelled from its 65 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 23 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 23 Cavendish Road was lodged in October 2016 at band E and expired in October 2026, 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. 2 applications are matched to 23 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
- 23 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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