What type of property is 18 Priory Orchard, AL3 8BU?

18 Priory Orchard, AL3 8BU is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 18 Priory Orchard, AL3 8BU?

18 Priory Orchard, AL3 8BU last sold for £890,000 in October 2015, around 11 years ago. Before that, it sold for £728,500 in August 2011, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 18 Priory Orchard, AL3 8BU?

Across 2 sales between August 2011 and October 2015, 18 Priory Orchard, AL3 8BU rose from £728,500 to £890,000, a change of £161,500. That works out to roughly +4.9% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 18 Priory Orchard, AL3 8BU have?

The current EPC rating for 18 Priory Orchard, AL3 8BU is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in May 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 18 Priory Orchard, AL3 8BU?

18 Priory Orchard, AL3 8BU has a recorded floor area of 255 m² (2,743 sq ft), around 64 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 86% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in AL3 8BU. Source: EPC Register.

How is 18 Priory Orchard, AL3 8BU heated?

The latest EPC at 18 Priory Orchard, AL3 8BU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 18 Priory Orchard, AL3 8BU located?

18 Priory Orchard, AL3 8BU sits in Flamstead, St. Albans, St Albans. It falls within the AL3 postcode district in Hertfordshire.

How safe is the area around 18 Priory Orchard, AL3 8BU?

Police records around 18 Priory Orchard, AL3 8BU show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 8 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 55% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 18 Priory Orchard, AL3 8BU?

The closest primary school to 18 Priory Orchard, AL3 8BU is Flamstead Village School (471m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance.

How well connected is 18 Priory Orchard, AL3 8BU?

The closest bus stop to 18 Priory Orchard, AL3 8BU is The Three Blackbirds PH, 76m away. In total there are 21 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

255 m²

2743 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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 £1,139,000 is 28% 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

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Inside

Bedrooms4

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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

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

9.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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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.

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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.

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

Current estimate

£1,139,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£890,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

28 October 2015Most recent
£890,000
+22.2%over 4 years
24 August 2011
£728,500

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

Nearby sales in AL3 8BU

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

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Area

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Crime

3/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.

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FAQ

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