7 Orchard Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St Albans (AL1 1JP). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Today's modelled estimate of £867,000 is 27.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£687/sq ft) was about 111.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Sold January 2020 for £680,000.
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£867,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£680,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
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On price per m², 7 Orchard Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£7,391
Street avg £6,089
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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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Part single, part two storey side and rear extensions with lantern rooflight following demolition of existing rear extension and detached garage, alterations to openings and insertion of rooflights (resubmission following refusal of 5/2020/0974)
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Part single, part two storey side and rear extensions with lantern rooflight following demolition of existing rear extension and detached garage, alterations to openings and insertion of rooflights
Full planning data for 7 Orchard Close, St Albans, AL1 1JP
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17 January 2020Most recent
£680,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL1 1JP: £695,000 (2025–2021).
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CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
AL1 1JW
Closest school
0.5 km
St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery. 36 schools nearby.