5 Orient Close is a four-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL1 1AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2012) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from October 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 8.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £809,000 is 15.6% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£570/sq ft) was about 58.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold September 2018 for £700,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
5 Orient Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Oct 2022
5 Orient Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
Extension: Rear of property
Two storey rear extension and alterations to openings
5 Orient Close has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£809,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.2% per year over 21 years.
£700,000
Growth on file: 8.2% per year over 21 years.
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5 Orient Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,140
Street avg £6,962
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 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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Extension: Front of property
Front porch and canopy
Full planning data for 5 Orient Close, St Albans, AL1 1AJ
2 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
21 September 2018Most recent
£700,000
+48.9%over 5 years10 January 2013
£470,000
+51.6%over 6 years1 June 2006
£310,000
+129.7%over 8 years11 November 1997
£134,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1AJ: £840,000 (2025–2024).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
AL1 1SZ
Closest school
0.5 km
St Peter's School. 33 schools nearby.