20 Orient Close is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 86).
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 7.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£952/sq ft) was about 165.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £758,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Price for 20 Orient Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£789,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 25 years.
£758,000
Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 25 years.
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On price per m², 20 Orient Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£10,243
Street avg £6,838
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
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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Demolition of conservatory and construction of single storey rear extension with rooflights
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and conversion of garage
Full planning data for 20 Orient Close, St Albans, AL1 1AJ
1 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
15 March 2022Most recent
£758,000
+144.5%over 18 years8 December 2003
£310,000
+121.4%over 6 years27 June 1997
£139,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1AJ: £840,000 (2025–2024).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 2.9 t/year
AL1 1JW
Closest school
0.5 km
St Peter's School. 33 schools nearby.