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3 Orchard Close, St Albans, AL1 1JP

4 planning records
Council tax
Band E
Overview

About 3 Orchard Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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. 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. Across 1997–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.1% per year.

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  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Orchard Close, St Albans, AL1 1JP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

3 Orchard Close has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.

4 applications on record at 3 Orchard Close, St Albans, AL1 1JP

4decisions4extensions34documents5nearby
  1. Jul 2009
    Loft ConversionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed) - Roof extension to provide loft conversion with rear dormer window and insertion of window to side elevation

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    5/2009/1017
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.

Last sold (2007)

£432,500

Growth on file: 12.1% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 July 2007Most recent

    £432,500

    +218.0%over 10 years

  2. 5 June 1997

    £136,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1JP: £695,000 (2025–2021).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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Area

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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.

Closest school

0.5 km

St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery. 36 schools nearby.

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