1 Orchard Close is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1JP). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 7.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £837,000 sits 67.4% above the 2013 sale of £500,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£422/sq ft) was about 18.1% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 13 years ago, in July 2013. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
1 Orchard Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Single storey side extension and conversion of garage into habitable room
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£837,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 12 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 12 years.
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1 Orchard Close is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£4,545
Street avg £6,326
Floor Area
110 m²
Street avg 101 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Cunningham Avenue — bus stop.
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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Full planning data for 1 Orchard Close, St Albans, AL1 1JP
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25 July 2013Most recent
£500,000
+56.3%over 4 years29 May 2009
£320,000
+52.4%over 8 years3 May 2001
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1JP: £695,000 (2025–2021).
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CO₂ Emissions
6.6 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
AL1 1SZ
Closest school
0.5 km
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery. 36 schools nearby.