17 Cavan Drive, St Albans, AL3 6HR
About 17 Cavan Drive
17 Cavan Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL3 6HR). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 22 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold December 2024 for £630,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£492/sq ft) was about 61.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 1 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 17 Cavan Drive, St Albans, AL3 6HR
- Feb 2007PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Single storey side extension, front porch and rear conservatory
ExtensionConservatory- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 5/2007/0001
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchApr 2007Decision
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Sales history & valuation
17 Cavan Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£658,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£630,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
6 December 2024Most recent
£630,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 6HR: £550,000 (2025–2021).
Versus other Cavan Drive homes
On co₂ emissions, 17 Cavan Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,294
Street avg £4,860
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 92 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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Crime
3/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.
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