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18 Priory Orchard, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8BU

Estimated value

£1,035,000

  • Since the 2015 sale (£890,000)+16%
  • Against AL3 8BU's recent median (£535,000)+93%

Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
255 m²
2743 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£1,035,000

  • Against its 2015 sale (£890,000)+16%
  • Against AL3 8BU's recent median (£535,000)+93%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 18 Priory Orchard is modelled from its 255 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 8BU. 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

    255 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2010

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2015

  • Recent sales in AL3 8BU

    5 sales, median £535,000 (2025–2010)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: July 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull 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.

Latest sale on 18 Priory Orchard was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 28 October 2015Most recent

    £890,000

    +22.2%over 4 years

  2. 24 August 2011

    £728,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in AL3 8BU: £535,000 (2025–2010).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks 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 18 Priory Orchard

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

18 Priory Orchard is a four-bedroom detached house in Flamstead, St. Albans, St Albans (AL3 8BU). It has a recorded floor area of 255 m² (around 2743 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1976-1982. The latest certificate (May 2010) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 255 m² the property is well over the postcode median (140 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2011–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,035,000 is 16.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 17.1% below the postcode norm. Last sold in October 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.

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

  • Bedrooms4
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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.

18 Priory Orchard sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 May 2020

Current Certificate
May 2010

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
9.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 6 May 2020

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Priory Orchard, Flamstead, St Albans, AL3 8BU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

18 Priory Orchard has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

On the street

Versus other Priory Orchard homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Priory Orchard is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£3,493

Street avg £3,812

On par

Floor Area

255 m²

Street avg 146 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.6 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

Strongly below
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

0.1 km

The Three Blackbirds PH — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Flamstead Village School. 2 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Flamstead Village SchoolPrimary471m
  • Markyate Village School and NurseryPrimary2.9km

Nearest stops

  • The Three Blackbirds PHBus stop76m
  • The BungalowBus stop311m
  • Village SchoolBus stop385m
  • Rose and Crown PHBus stop773m

Most reported crime locally

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

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Comparables

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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 18 Priory Orchard is modelled from its 255 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in AL3 8BU. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 18 Priory 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 18 Priory Orchard was lodged in May 2010 at band E and expired in May 2020, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 18 Priory 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 2 schools and 21 stops listed are measured in a straight line from AL3 8BU, not by walking route.
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