5 Cavan Drive, St Albans, AL3 6HR
About 5 Cavan Drive
5 Cavan Drive is a semi-detached house in St Albans (AL3 6HR). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £546,000 sits 73.3% above the 2014 sale of £315,000. Last sold in May 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
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Planning history
Planning records include a solar-panel installation at 5 Cavan Drive.
1 application on record at 5 Cavan Drive, St Albans, AL3 6HR
- Mar 2026Solar PanelsFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Demolition of existing single storey attached garage, porch and outhouse and construction of part single, part two storey front, rear and side extension with rooflights and pitched roofs, solar panels, external insulated render to existing walls, replacem
Extension- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2025/2275
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Sales history & valuation
5 Cavan Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£546,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£315,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 May 2014Most recent
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 6HR: £575,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Cavan Drive homes
5 Cavan Drive is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£3,500
Street avg £4,979
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.6 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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