51 Cavendish Road, St Albans, AL1 5EF
About 51 Cavendish Road
51 Cavendish Road is an end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 5EF). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump.
It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £540,000. At 63 m² it's 21.7% 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). On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£796/sq ft) was about 129.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 September 2034
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Planning history
51 Cavendish 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
51 Cavendish Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£588,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£540,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 March 2025Most recent
£540,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 5EF: £675,000 (2025–2025).
Nearby sales in AL1 5EF
Versus other Cavendish Road homes
Floor Area for 51 Cavendish Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£8,571
Street avg £6,390
Floor Area
63 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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