23 Orient Close is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Held since January 2011 — that's 15 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 8.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £830,000 sits 84.9% above the 2011 sale of £449,000. At 118 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. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Garage conversion and single storey rear extension
23 Orient Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£830,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 13 years.
£449,000
Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 13 years.
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On habitable rooms, 23 Orient Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,805
Street avg £7,033
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 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
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Conversion of roof space to living accommodation, with rooflights and window to side, lobby and bay window to front
Full planning data for 23 Orient Close, St Albans, AL1 1AJ
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4 January 2011Most recent
£449,000
+184.2%over 13 years25 July 1997
£157,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1AJ: £840,000 (2025–2024).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
AL1 1SZ
Closest school
0.5 km
St Peter's School. 33 schools nearby.