2 Knights Orchard, Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DJ
About 2 Knights Orchard
2 Knights Orchard is an end-of-terrace house in St Albans (AL3 4DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 43 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (43–103 m²). The latest certificate (July 2018) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it B (August 2014); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).
At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (119 m² across 25 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 Knights Orchard has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
2 Knights Orchard has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£347,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 4DJ: £640,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in AL3 4DJ
73 Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DJ
Sold Mar 2025
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Sold Jun 2024
£367,500Lindsay Court, Flat 2, Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DJ
Sold Jun 2024
£325,0001 Knights Orchard, Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DJ
Sold Oct 2022
£815,00079 Verulam Road, St Albans, AL3 4DJ
Sold Jul 2022
£640,000
Versus other Verulam Road homes
2 Knights Orchard is notably below the street on floor area.
EPC Rating
59 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
43 m²
Street avg 70 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.9 t/year
Street avg 3.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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Crime
3/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.
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