Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
10 Cavan Drive, St Albans, AL3 6HR
1 planning record
Estimated value
£833,000
- Since the 2015 sale (£595,000)+40%
- Against AL3 6HR's recent median (£625,000)+33%
Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
139 m²
1496 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 75
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£833,000
- Against its 2015 sale (£595,000)+40%
- Against AL3 6HR's recent median (£625,000)+33%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 10 Cavan Drive is modelled from its 139 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 6HR. 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
139 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2015
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2015
Recent sales in AL3 6HR
5 sales, median £625,000 (2025–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: September 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
10 Cavan Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
Sales timeline
20 July 2015Most recent
£595,000
+395.8%over 17 years19 December 1997
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 6HR: £625,000 (2025–2022).
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks 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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About 10 Cavan Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
10 Cavan Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL3 6HR). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £833,000 is 40% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£398/sq ft) was about 25.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
10 Cavan Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Feb 2025
Current Certificate
Feb 2015EPC Rating
A
B
C
C75
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 12 February 2025
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 10 Cavan Drive, St Albans, AL3 6HR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 10 Cavan Drive, St Albans, AL3 6HR
1decisions1extensions8documents
- Jun 2014ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2014/1094
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Versus other Cavan Drive homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, 10 Cavan Drive stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,281
Street avg £4,970
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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.
Crime
170/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
High Oaks — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Townsend Church of England School. 22 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Townsend Church of England SchoolSecondary212m
- Margaret Wix Primary SchoolPrimary231m
- St Albans Girls' SchoolSecondary659m
- Garden Fields Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimary950m
Nearest stops
- High OaksBus stop56m
- Cavan DriveBus stop119m
- High Oaks TerminusBus stop184m
- Townsend School GroundsBus stop185m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences776 reports30%
- Anti-social Behaviour568 reports22%
- Shoplifting208 reports8%
- Other Theft193 reports8%
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 10 Cavan Drive is modelled from its 139 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 6HR. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 10 Cavan 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 10 Cavan Drive was lodged in February 2015 at band C and expired in February 2025, so a new one is needed to sell or let. 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 10 Cavan 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 22 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL3 6HR, not by walking route.
- Council tax band
- 10 Cavan Drive is in council tax band D. 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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