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17 Orchard Close, St Albans, AL1 1JP

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
77 m²
829 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 17 Orchard Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 Orchard Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1JP). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2000–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £579,000 is 35.4% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£516/sq ft) was about 38.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. At 77 m² it's 27.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 13 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2018.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes

Outside

  • ParkingOff road
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jan 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Orchard Close, St Albans, AL1 1JP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 17 Orchard Close, St Albans, AL1 1JP

1decisions1extensions11documents5nearby
  1. Dec 2018
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Two storey side and rear extension with rear gable and single storey rear extension with rooflight, insertion of new front dormer

    Documents
    11 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2018/3001
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Orchard Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£579,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.3% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£427,500

Growth on file: 7.3% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 July 2014Most recent

    £427,500

    +169.0%over 14 years

  2. 25 May 2000

    £158,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1JP: £695,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Orchard Close homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Orchard Close is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£5,552

Street avg £6,242

Below

Floor Area

77 m²

Street avg 104 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

On par
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Albans district page.
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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.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery. 36 schools nearby.

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Common questions

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