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1 Knights Orchard, Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DJ

4 sales on record4 planning records

Estimated value

£829,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£815,000)+2%
  • Against AL3 4DJ's recent median (£367,500)+126%

Newest record on this page: April 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
103 m²
1109 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£829,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£815,000)+2%
  • Against AL3 4DJ's recent median (£367,500)+126%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Knights Orchard is modelled from its 103 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 4DJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    103 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2022

  • Sales of this home

    4 sales recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in AL3 4DJ

    5 sales, median £367,500 (2026–2022)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: April 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 4 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Knights Orchard has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2005.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 October 2022Most recent

    £815,000

    -28.5%over 3 years

  2. 19 May 2019

    £1,140,000

    +22.6%over 4 years

  3. 29 January 2015

    £930,000

    +151.4%over 9 years

  4. 27 July 2005

    £370,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 4DJ: £367,500 (2026–2022).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 1 Knights Orchard, Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DJ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 1 Knights Orchard

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

1 Knights Orchard is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 4DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Sold October 2022 for £815,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£735/sq ft) was about 94.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 103 m² it's 16.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 25 EPCs). 2 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • ParkingOff road
  • Cul-de-sacYes
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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
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
May 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 29 May 2032

5 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Knights Orchard, Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 applications on record at 1 Knights Orchard, Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DJ

4decisions23documents3nearby
  1. Sept 2015
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Cut Ash tree in Knights Orchard back to fenceline in order to remove overhang to parking space of 2 Sydney Place.

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    TP/2015/0416
    Full record in report
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  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. Tree WorksDecision

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  • The 23 documents, officer reports & conditions
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On the street

Versus other Verulam Road homes

Four headline reads against 18 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 1 Knights Orchard stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£7,913

Street avg £5,724

Strongly above

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 144 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.6 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

On par
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Albans district page.
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Crime

170/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Cannon Street — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School. 31 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolPrimary325m
  • Alban City SchoolPrimary591m
  • The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, St AlbansPrimary700m
  • Maple Primary SchoolPrimary782m

Nearest stops

  • Cannon StreetBus stop228m
  • Town HallBus stop354m
  • Catherine StreetBus stop387m
  • Police StationBus stop412m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences776 reports30%
  • Anti-social Behaviour568 reports22%
  • Shoplifting208 reports8%
  • Other Theft193 reports8%

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Knights Orchard is modelled from its 103 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 4DJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 4 sales are recorded for 1 Knights Orchard. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Knights Orchard was lodged in May 2022 at band D and is valid until May 2032. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 4 applications are matched to 1 Knights Orchard. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 15 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 31 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL3 4DJ, not by walking route.
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