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8 Cathedral Court, King Harry Lane, St Albans, AL3 4AF

3 sales on record1 planning record

Estimated value

£515,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£483,000)+7%
  • Against AL3 4AF's recent median (£412,500)+25%

Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 03
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
94 m²
1012 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£515,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£483,000)+7%
  • Against AL3 4AF's recent median (£412,500)+25%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 8 Cathedral Court is modelled from its 94 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 4AF. 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

    94 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2022

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in AL3 4AF

    5 sales, median £412,500 (2025–2021)

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SalesLatest sale shown: August 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 8 Cathedral Court was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 September 2022Most recent

    £483,000

    +53.3%over 15 years

  2. 26 July 2007

    £315,000

    +208.8%over 10 years

  3. 1 August 1996

    £102,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 4AF: £412,500 (2025–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 8 Cathedral Court, King Harry Lane, St Albans, AL3 4AF. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 8 Cathedral Court

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Cathedral Court is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL3 4AF). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band E. At 94 m² this is the 20th smallest of 21 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 60–105 m². The building's EPC ratings span D to B across 21 units on file. Other recorded features include a loft. The latest certificate (April 2022) shows a C (score 71).

At 94 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2019. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£477/sq ft) was about 33.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2022 at £483,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
  • EnsuiteYes
  • LoftYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Apr 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 20 April 2032

5 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Cathedral Court, King Harry Lane, St Albans, AL3 4AF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 8 Cathedral Court, King Harry Lane, St Albans, AL3 4AF

1decisions4documents3nearby
  1. Nov 2019
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Pine (T4) - one tree is dead and we have one damaged. They are creating a safety hazard and potential building damage. No replanting is proposed due to very close proximity of other large mature trees and buildings.

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    TP/2019/0482
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  • The 4 documents, officer reports & conditions
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On the street

Versus other King Harry Lane homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, 8 Cathedral Court stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,138

Street avg £4,994

On par

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 69 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 2.2 t/year

Strongly below
Area

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.
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

170/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

St Columba's College — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Prae Wood Primary School. 26 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Prae Wood Primary SchoolPrimary481m
  • The Marlborough Science AcademySecondary671m
  • The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansPrimary778m
  • St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary924m

Nearest stops

  • St Columba's CollegeBus stop182m
  • Cardinal GroveBus stop204m
  • Mortimer CrescentBus stop247m
  • Recreation Ground PathBus stop340m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences776 reports30%
  • Anti-social Behaviour568 reports22%
  • Shoplifting208 reports8%
  • Other Theft193 reports8%

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Comparables

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Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Cathedral Court is modelled from its 94 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 4AF. 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. 3 sales are recorded for 8 Cathedral Court. 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 8 Cathedral Court was lodged in April 2022 at band C and is valid until April 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 8 Cathedral Court. 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 26 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL3 4AF, not by walking route.
Council tax band
8 Cathedral Court is in council tax band E. 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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