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8 Cassius Drive, Kings Park, St Albans, AL3 4GD

5 sales on record

Estimated value

£533,000

  • Since the 2024 sale (£500,000)+7%
  • Against AL3 4GD's recent median (£250,000)+113%

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

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Property type
Detached
Floor 01
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
68 m²
732 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 77
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£533,000

  • Against its 2024 sale (£500,000)+7%
  • Against AL3 4GD's recent median (£250,000)+113%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 8 Cassius Drive is modelled from its 68 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 4GD. 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

    68 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2024

  • Sales of this home

    5 sales recorded, the latest in 2024

  • Recent sales in AL3 4GD

    5 sales, median £250,000 (2025–2020)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: September 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull 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.

8 Cassius Drive has changed hands more often than typical for the area.

Sales timeline

  1. 2 December 2024Most recent

    £500,000

    +5.3%over 1 year

  2. 23 May 2023

    £475,000

    +5.6%over 2 years

  3. 27 August 2020

    £450,000

    -13.5%over 1 year

  4. 30 January 2019

    £520,000

    +73.4%over 4 years

  5. 22 May 2014

    £299,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 4GD: £250,000 (2025–2020).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 8 Cassius Drive, Kings Park, St Albans, AL3 4GD. 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 Cassius Drive

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

8 Cassius Drive is a detached house in Kings Park, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 4GD). It has a recorded floor area of 68 m² (around 732 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2012 onwards. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good.

At 68 m² it sits well below the postcode median (101 m² across 23 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: December 2024 at £500,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2014–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£683/sq ft) was about 49.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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(1 of 2)
Jun 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 16 June 2034

7 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Cassius Drive, Kings Park, St Albans, AL3 4GD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Cassius Drive has no planning applications on record.

3

But the area is active

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

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

Cardinal Grove — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Prae Wood Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Prae Wood Primary SchoolPrimary229m
  • The Marlborough Science AcademySecondary804m
  • St Michael's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansPrimary1.0km
  • The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansPrimary1.0km

Nearest stops

  • Cardinal GroveBus stop163m
  • Mortimer CrescentBus stop163m
  • Prae Wood SchoolBus stop254m
  • Recreation Ground PathBus stop293m

Most reported crime locally

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

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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 8 Cassius Drive is modelled from its 68 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 4GD. 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. 5 sales are recorded for 8 Cassius Drive. 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 Cassius Drive was lodged in June 2024 at band C and is valid until June 2034. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 8 Cassius Drive. 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 20 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL3 4GD, not by walking route.
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