28 Orient Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Other recorded features include notable views. The home occupies a corner plot.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 7.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£677/sq ft) was about 87.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £1,100,000 in September 2024. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2001.
Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side extension at 28 Orient Close.
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side of property
Part single, part two storey side extension
Latest sale on 28 Orient Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,132,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 27 years.
£1,100,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 27 years.
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On floor area, 28 Orient Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£7,285
Street avg £6,928
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 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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Full planning data for 28 Orient Close, St Albans, AL1 1AJ
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3 September 2024Most recent
£1,100,000
+16.4%over 6 years29 June 2018
£945,000
+64.3%over 7 years25 March 2011
£575,000
+130.0%over 10 years6 October 2000
£249,950
+56.2%over 3 years25 July 1997
£159,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1AJ: £815,000 (2025–2023).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
AL1 1SZ
Closest school
0.5 km
St Peter's School. 33 schools nearby.