What type of property is 7 Cardinal Grove, AL3 4AY?

7 Cardinal Grove, AL3 4AY is a detached house.

What did 7 Cardinal Grove, AL3 4AY sell for?

7 Cardinal Grove, AL3 4AY last sold for £620,000 in February 2011, around 15 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £180,000 in May 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 7 Cardinal Grove, AL3 4AY?

Across 3 sales between May 1996 and February 2011, 7 Cardinal Grove, AL3 4AY rose from £180,000 to £620,000, a change of £440,000. That works out to roughly +8.7% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 7 Cardinal Grove, AL3 4AY have?

The current EPC rating for 7 Cardinal Grove, AL3 4AY is E with a score of 41 out of 100, lodged in July 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 7 Cardinal Grove, AL3 4AY?

7 Cardinal Grove, AL3 4AY has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (1,288 sq ft). That makes it about 25% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in AL3 4AY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 7 Cardinal Grove, AL3 4AY heated?

The latest EPC at 7 Cardinal Grove, AL3 4AY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 7 Cardinal Grove, AL3 4AY?

7 Cardinal Grove, AL3 4AY is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 7 Cardinal Grove, AL3 4AY located?

7 Cardinal Grove, AL3 4AY sits in St Albans. It falls within the AL3 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

How safe is the area around 7 Cardinal Grove, AL3 4AY?

Police records around 7 Cardinal Grove, AL3 4AY show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 55% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 7 Cardinal Grove, AL3 4AY?

The closest primary school to 7 Cardinal Grove, AL3 4AY is Prae Wood Primary School (352m), one of 19 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Marlborough Science Academy (699m), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 7 Cardinal Grove, AL3 4AY?

The closest bus stop to 7 Cardinal Grove, AL3 4AY is Cardinal Grove, 67m away. The nearest rail option is St Albans Abbey Rail Station, 849m away.

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7 Cardinal Grove, St Albans, AL3 4AY

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

120 m²

1288 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 41

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 7 Cardinal Grove

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

7 Cardinal Grove is a detached house in St Albans (AL3 4AY). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1288 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 15 years, with the last transfer in February 2011. Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £922,000 is 48.7% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£481/sq ft) was about 41.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 120 m² it's 26.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (163 m² median across 3 EPCs).

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Energy

Energy performance

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

7 Cardinal Grove's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Jul 2020

EPC Rating

E41

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Cardinal Grove, St Albans, AL3 4AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Cardinal Grove has no planning applications on record.

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5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

7 Cardinal Grove has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£922,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.7% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£620,000

Growth on file: 8.7% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

22 February 2011Most recent
£620,000
+24.0%over 6 years
3 June 2004
£500,000
+177.8%over 8 years
2 May 1996
£180,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 4AY: £800,000 (2014–2006).

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On the street

Versus other Cardinal Grove homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 7 Cardinal Grove runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,180

Street avg £5,661

Below

Floor Area

120 m²

Street avg 170 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

8.0 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Strongly below

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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

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Cardinal Grove — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Prae Wood Primary School. 22 schools nearby.

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