24 Orchard Close is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1JP). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2016 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 3.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £558,000 is 18.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£682/sq ft) was about 129.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On the market in September 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
24 Orchard Close changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£558,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 1 year.
£470,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 1 year.
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On floor area, 24 Orchard Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£7,344
Street avg £6,093
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 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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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Part single, part two storey side and rear extensions, enlargement of front and rear dormer windows and addition of side rooflights following demolition of rear conservatory and outbuildings
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Two storey side and rear extension with rear juliette balcony, single storey rear extension, extension to existing front dormer, rear terrace and installation of rooflights following demolition of existing conservatory
Full planning data for 24 Orchard Close, St Albans, AL1 1JP
1 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
8 September 2017Most recent
£470,000
+4.2%over 1 year17 May 2016
£451,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1JP: £695,000 (2025–2021).
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Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 5.7 t/year
AL1 1DQ
Closest school
0.5 km
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery. 36 schools nearby.