Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
20 Orchard Close, St Albans, AL1 1JP
Extendable3 sales on record2 planning records
Last sold (2003)
£196,000
We only model an estimate once an EPC gives us the home's size and spec. The full report sets it against recent comparable sales.
- AL1 1JP recent median£695,000
Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Bedrooms
2
Council tax
Band D
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Floor area
No EPC on record
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2003
Recent sales in AL1 1JP
5 sales, median £695,000 (2025–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Not available | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
20 Orchard Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
Sales timeline
30 March 2003Most recent
£196,000
+32.0%over 2 years13 April 2000
£148,500
+72.7%over 3 years29 January 1997
£86,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1JP: £695,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in AL1 1JP
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 20 Orchard Close, St Albans, AL1 1JP. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 20 Orchard Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
20 Orchard Close is a two-bedroom property in St Albans (AL1 1JP). It has council tax band D. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
It hasn't traded since March 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Across 1997–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.3% per year.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 20 Orchard Close, St Albans, AL1 1JP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 applications on record at 20 Orchard Close, St Albans, AL1 1JP
2decisions2extensions14documents5nearby
- Jan 2011ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey side extension with front and rear dormer, part single, part two storey rear extension with rear dormer and part single, part two storey front extension with insertion of front dormer
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 5/2010/2353
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionSept 2011Decision
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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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
283/mo
Falling 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.
Nearest schools
- St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & NurseryPrimary491m
- Cunningham Hill Junior SchoolPrimary633m
- Cunningham Hill Infant SchoolPrimary633m
- St Peter's SchoolPrimary797m
Nearest stops
- Cunningham AvenueBus stop315m
- Grosvenor RoadBus stop348m
- Vanda CrescentBus stop440m
- DellfieldBus stop468m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,137 reports27%
- Anti-social Behaviour796 reports19%
- Shoplifting555 reports13%
- Vehicle Crime377 reports9%
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- How the estimate is made
- We don't publish an estimate for 20 Orchard Close because there is no EPC to tell the model the home's size and specification. The full report sets its records against recent comparable sales in AL1 1JP.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 20 Orchard Close. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- There is no Energy Performance Certificate on the public register for 20 Orchard Close. A valid EPC is needed to sell or let a home in England and Wales, and lasts 10 years.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 20 Orchard Close. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 36 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL1 1JP, not by walking route.
- Council tax band
- 20 Orchard Close is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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