2 Orient Close, St Albans, AL1 1AJ
About 2 Orient Close
2 Orient Close is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1997–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £800,000 sits 60% above the 2015 sale of £500,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£442/sq ft) was about 22.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in January 2015. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- ParkingOff street
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
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Energy performance
2 Orient Close'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Aug 2024
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 2 Orient Close, St Albans, AL1 1AJ
- Mar 2010Garage ConversionFullOutcome in report
Conversion of garage to habitable room, alterations to openings, insertion of two roof lights and erection of 1.5m high timber fence
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2010/0062
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionMar 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£800,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 17 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
30 January 2015Most recent
£500,000
+25.0%over 7 years16 August 2007
£400,000
+196.3%over 4 years21 August 2002
£135,000
-15.1%over 4 years27 October 1997
£158,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1AJ: £840,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in AL1 1AJ
Versus other Orient Close homes
Habitable Rooms for 2 Orient Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,762
Street avg £7,004
Floor Area
105 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Peter's School. 33 schools nearby.
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