53 Cavendish Road, St Albans, AL1 5EF

53 Cavendish Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 5EF). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in May 2017 the rating was G, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86). Other recorded features include a balcony and a basement.

At 123 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer was March 2025 at £730,000 — fresh data. Across 2017–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£551/sq ft) was about 59.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused.