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.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 10.9% per year against 0% for the wider region. 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. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (August 2016). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
18 Orchard Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 May 2026
Extension: Part single, part two storey
Single storey rear and two storey side extension and rear dormer (resubmission following refusal of 5/08/1594)
Price for 18 Orchard Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£807,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.9% per year over 19 years.
£685,000
Growth on file: 10.9% per year over 19 years.
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18 Orchard Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,716
Street avg £6,145
Floor Area
102 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 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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Extension: Side and rear of property
Two storey side and single storey rear extensions, rear dormer window and alterations to openings
Full planning data for 18 Orchard Close, St Albans, AL1 1JP
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17 August 2016Most recent
£685,000
+151.8%over 10 years2 June 2006
£272,000
+186.3%over 8 years3 July 1997
£94,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1JP: £695,000 (2025–2021).
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CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
AL1 1TS
Closest school
0.5 km
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery. 36 schools nearby.