Orchard House is a seven-bedroom 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 H. 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. Other recorded features include a balcony.
At 555 m² the property is well over the postcode median (149 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sold in December 2016, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.
Orchard House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jan 2026
Conversion of garage into habitable room ancillary to the main dwelling with front gable roof extension and alterations to openings
Latest sale on Orchard House was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£3,706,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£3,450,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On floor area, Orchard House stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,216
Street avg £7,209
Floor Area
555 m²
Street avg 178 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Abbey — bus stop.
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T2 Elder to fell to ground level
Full planning data for Orchard House, Holywell Hill, St Albans, AL1 1BX
1 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
20 December 2016Most recent
£3,450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1BX: £1,275,000 (2025–2021).
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Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
25.0 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
AL1 1JJ
Closest school
0.2 km
The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St Albans. 30 schools nearby.