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18 Orchard Close, St Albans, AL1 1JP

3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
102 m²
1098 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 74
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 18 Orchard Close

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

18 Orchard Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1JP). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a C (score 74). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1997–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £807,000 is 17.8% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£624/sq ft) was about 47.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (August 2016). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

  • Bedrooms2
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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.

18 Orchard Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 May 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C74
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC CSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Orchard Close, St Albans, AL1 1JP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at 18 Orchard Close, St Albans, AL1 1JP

2decisions2extensions5documents5nearby
  1. Aug 2008
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Two storey side and single storey rear extensions, rear dormer window and alterations to openings

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2008/1594
    Full record in report
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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.

Price for 18 Orchard Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£807,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.9% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£685,000

Growth on file: 10.9% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 August 2016Most recent

    £685,000

    +151.8%over 10 years

  2. 1 June 2006

    £272,000

    +186.3%over 8 years

  3. 2 July 1997

    £94,995

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.

18 Orchard Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,716

Street avg £6,145

On par

Floor Area

102 m²

Street avg 102 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Strongly above
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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.
Full St Albans report

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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