23 Orchard Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1JP). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2019) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 3-band jump.
It hasn't traded since July 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 12.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £518,000 sits 187.9% above the 2002 sale of £179,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 48.3% below the postcode norm. At 69 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
23 Orchard Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
No planning applications are recorded against 23 Orchard Close, St Albans, AL1 1JP. The full report also covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Full planning data for 23 Orchard Close, St Albans, AL1 1JP
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23 Orchard Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£518,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.4% per year over 4 years.
£179,950
Growth on file: 12.4% per year over 4 years.
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23 Orchard Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£2,608
Street avg £6,488
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 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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19 July 2002Most recent
£179,950
+60.7%over 4 years3 July 1998
£112,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1JP: £695,000 (2025–2021).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 5.5 t/year
AL1 1PD
Closest school
0.5 km
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery. 36 schools nearby.