3 Orchard Close is a property in St Albans (AL1 1JP). It has council tax band E.
It hasn't traded since July 2007, a hold of 19 years that's notably long for the area. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. Sale prices here have outpaced St Albans HPI: 12.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
This property doesn't have an Energy Performance Certificate yet. An EPC is required to sell or let — and unlocks our automated valuation.
3 Orchard Close has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Single storey front extension
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£432,500
Growth on file: 12.1% per year over 10 years.
18 July 2007Most recent
£432,500
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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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Ground floor front and rear extension, first floor side extension and alteration to opening (resubmission following approval 5/2016/3456 dated 26/01/2017)
Full planning data for 3 Orchard Close, St Albans, AL1 1JP
2 more on this property, plus every nearby application and full decision details, in the report.
6 June 1997
£136,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1JP: £695,000 (2025–2021).
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AL1 1SZ
Closest school
0.5 km
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery. 36 schools nearby.