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

3 sales on record1 planning record
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
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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  • 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.

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
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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

1decisions4documents5nearby
  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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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

Current estimate

£506,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£483,000

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 26 years.

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).

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
Before you decide

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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
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.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

3/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.

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