Middle Orchard, Holywell Hill, St Albans, AL1 1BX

Middle Orchard is a detached house in St Albans (AL1 1BX). It has a recorded floor area of 555 m² (around 5974 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 555 m² the property is well over the postcode median (166 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £2,676,000 sits 123% above the 2007 sale of £1,200,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£201/sq ft) was about 68.3% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.