Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Cavendish Road, St Albans, AL1 5EF
4 sales on record
Estimated value
£589,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£549,100)+7%
- Against AL1 5EF's recent median (£665,000)-11%
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
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
70 m²
753 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£589,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£549,100)+7%
- Against AL1 5EF's recent median (£665,000)-11%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Cavendish Road is modelled from its 70 m² EPC floor area, its 4 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
70 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2015
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
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 | None on this home | 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.
5 Cavendish Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2006.
Sales timeline
31 January 2022Most recent
£549,100
+25.9%over 6 years25 June 2015
£436,000
+58.9%over 4 years4 July 2010
£274,400
+15.8%over 4 years8 February 2006
£237,000
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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- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 5 Cavendish Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Cavendish Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 5EF). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sale on file: £549,100 in January 2022. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£729/sq ft) was about 110.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
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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 29 Jan 2025
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2015
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 29 January 2025
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Jan 2015from Feb 2010
EPC improved fromE50toD55
Hot Water
GoodVery Good
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows
SinglePartial Double
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Cavendish Road, St Albans, AL1 5EF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Cavendish Road has no planning applications on record.
5
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Cavendish Road homes
Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Cavendish Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,844
Street avg £6,413
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 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 DPre-1919 buildSolid (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 5 Cavendish Road is modelled from its 70 m² EPC floor area, its 4 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. 4 sales are recorded for 5 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 5 Cavendish Road was lodged in January 2015 at band D and expired in January 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 5 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
- 5 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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