21 Cambridge Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 5LH). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 7.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£536/sq ft) was about 36.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 130 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £750,000 in July 2025. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
21 Cambridge Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior Notification - Single storey rear extension 3.3m in height x 5.8m in depth with 2.8m height to eaves
21 Cambridge Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£769,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 29 years.
£750,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 29 years.
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On habitable rooms, 21 Cambridge Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,769
Street avg £4,102
Floor Area
130 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Roland Street — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Full planning data for 21 Cambridge Road, St Albans, AL1 5LH
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15 July 2025Most recent
£750,000
+70.5%over 10 years26 March 2015
£440,000
+370.6%over 18 years13 June 1996
£93,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 5LH: £546,500 (2025–2023).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
AL1 5EJ
Closest school
0.3 km
Camp Primary and Nursery School. 33 schools nearby.