12 Orchard Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1JP). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2020. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 18.7% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£846/sq ft) was about 184.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2022 for £883,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
12 Orchard Close changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£883,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 18.7% per year over 1 year.
£883,000
Growth on file: 18.7% per year over 1 year.
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On price per m², 12 Orchard Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£9,103
Street avg £5,946
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
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
Glazing upgraded to newer, more efficient type
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Full planning data for 12 Orchard Close, St Albans, AL1 1JP
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15 July 2022Most recent
£883,000
+27.1%over 1 year19 February 2021
£695,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1JP: £680,000 (2025–2019).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
AL1 1JW
Closest school
0.5 km
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery. 36 schools nearby.