57 Cavendish Road, St Albans, AL1 5EF
About 57 Cavendish Road
57 Cavendish Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 5EF). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (81 m² across 32 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £705,000. Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£580/sq ft) was about 67.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2004.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 application on record at 57 Cavendish Road, St Albans, AL1 5EF
- Jan 2004Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Roof conversion
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2003/2646
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 57 Cavendish Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£734,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.0% per year over 26 years.
£705,000
Growth on file: 7.0% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
26 March 2025Most recent
£705,000
+20.5%over 8 years19 October 2016
£585,250
+70.9%over 6 years4 August 2010
£342,500
+190.3%over 11 years30 October 1998
£118,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 5EF: £665,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in AL1 5EF
Versus other Cavendish Road homes
57 Cavendish Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,239
Street avg £6,326
Floor Area
113 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady 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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