17 Orient Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 7.3% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £765,000 sits 59.4% above the 2014 sale of £480,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£501/sq ft) was about 38.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 89 m² it's 17.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (76 m² median across 33 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 12 years ago, in July 2014. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
17 Orient Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
Extension: Rear of property
Single storey rear extension with roof lights following demolition of conservatory. Two storey side extension. Partial garage conversion and loft conversion with rear facing dormer window and front and rear facing roof lights
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£765,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 17 years.
£480,000
Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 17 years.
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17 Orient Close is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£5,393
Street avg £6,985
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Grosvenor Road — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Floor insulation added or improved
Extension: Rear of property
Rear conservatory (resubmission following refusal of 5/03/0393)
Full planning data for 17 Orient Close, St Albans, AL1 1AJ
1 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
30 July 2014Most recent
£480,000
+155.3%over 15 years28 June 1999
£188,000
+30.6%over 2 years20 June 1997
£143,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1AJ: £840,000 (2025–2024).
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CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
AL1 1JW
Closest school
0.5 km
St Peter's School. 33 schools nearby.