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12 Cavan Drive, St Albans, AL3 6HR

3 sales on record2 planning records

Estimated value

£842,000

  • Since the 2019 sale (£670,000)+26%
  • Against AL3 6HR's recent median (£625,000)+35%

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
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
102 m²
1096 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£842,000

  • Against its 2019 sale (£670,000)+26%
  • Against AL3 6HR's recent median (£625,000)+35%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 12 Cavan Drive is modelled from its 102 m² EPC floor area, its 3 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

    102 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2010

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2019

  • Recent sales in AL3 6HR

    5 sales, median £625,000 (2025–2022)

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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
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull 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 12 Cavan Drive was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 August 2019Most recent

    £670,000

    +139.3%over 8 years

  2. 14 February 2011

    £280,000

    +207.7%over 14 years

  3. 15 November 1996

    £91,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 6HR: £625,000 (2025–2022).

Risks

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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Overview

About 12 Cavan Drive

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

12 Cavan Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL3 6HR). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1096 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 102 m² it's 16.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 22 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £842,000 is 25.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£611/sq ft) was about 88% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold August 2019 for £670,000.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
  • 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.

12 Cavan Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jan 2020

Current Certificate
Jan 2010

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 18 January 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Cavan Drive, St Albans, AL3 6HR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at 12 Cavan Drive, St Albans, AL3 6HR

2decisions2extensions16documents
  1. Jul 2012
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property

    First floor side extension, single storey rear extension, mono pitched roof to new ground floor bay window and front elevation and new hardstanding

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2012/1876
    Full record in report
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  3. ExtensionDecision

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On the street

Versus other Cavan Drive homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 Cavan Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,578

Street avg £4,827

Strongly above

Floor Area

102 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 3.4 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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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.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 12 Cavan Drive is modelled from its 102 m² EPC floor area, its 3 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. 3 sales are recorded for 12 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 12 Cavan Drive was lodged in January 2010 at band E and expired in January 2020, 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. 2 applications are matched to 12 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
12 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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