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1 Old Orchard, AL2 2QB

Sold prices, property history and local context for 1 Old Orchard, St. Albans, AL2 2QB, from HM Land Registry and EPC records.

Last sold
£695,000
30 Jan 2025
Recorded sales
6
since 1996
Type
Detached house
Freehold
Floor area
100 m²
from its EPC
£ per m²
£6,950
at its last sold price
This home in brief

1 Old Orchard is a freehold detached house on Old Orchard in AL2. It last sold for £695,000 in 2025 — its 6th recorded sale, up 389% on its first recorded sale of £142,000 in 1996. At 100 m² (per its EPC) the last sale works out near £6,950/m², 32% above the recent AL2 norm. For context, AL2's median over the last 8 years is £523,000 — this home's last sale was 33% higher.

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What might it be worth now?

An indicative range from carrying the 2025 sale forward at this home's own historical growth rate — not a formal valuation.

Indicative range
£697,000£815,000
as of 2026
Last sold
£695,000
2025
Its own growth
5.7%/yr
compounded across 6 recorded sales

Based on this home's own compounded sale-price growth (5.7% a year between its recorded sales), projected from its last sale. It can't see improvements, condition or anything specific to the property — the £5 report values it against individual comparable sales instead.

Sale history for 1 Old Orchard

Every transaction recorded by HM Land Registry for this address, newest first.

DatePriceChangeTypeTenureNew build
30 Jan 2025£695,000+26% (+4.9%/yr)Detached houseFreehold
6 Mar 2020£550,000+10% (+2.2%/yr)Detached houseFreehold
6 Nov 2015£500,000+52% (+4.7%/yr)Detached houseFreehold
30 Oct 2006£330,000+53% (+6.6%/yr)Detached houseFreehold
10 Feb 2000£215,000+51% (+12.6%/yr)Detached houseFreehold
16 Aug 1996£142,000Detached houseFreehold

Other homes at AL2 2QB

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Old Orchard.

AddressLast soldPriceSalesFloor area
3 Old Orchard2011£365,0001
5 Old Orchard2018£545,0003
10 Old Orchard2017£689,0003
11 Old Orchard2011£485,0003
12 Old Orchard1999£230,0001
14 Old Orchard2011£460,0003
15 Old Orchard2011£470,0002
18 Old Orchard2022£700,0002
19 Old Orchard2018£550,0001
21 Old Orchard2002£359,0002
22 Old Orchard2021£702,0002
26 Old Orchard2024£700,0001
27 Old Orchard2005£324,9501
30 Old Orchard2002£272,0001
31 Old Orchard2002£300,0001
32 Old Orchard2013£400,0003
33 Old Orchard2018£540,0001

The street and the area

Where 1 Old Orchard sits in its local market.

AL2 median
£523,000
last 8 years
AL2 £/m²
£5,260
last 8 years
Old Orchard sold prices & street profile →AL2 house prices & area guide →

1 Old Orchard: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC and VOA records.

When did 1 Old Orchard last sell, and for how much?

1 Old Orchard last sold for £695,000 on 30 Jan 2025, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 1 Old Orchard been sold?

HM Land Registry records 6 sales for 1 Old Orchard between 1996 and 2025. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

How big is 1 Old Orchard?

Its most recent Energy Performance Certificate records 100 m² of floor area.

What is 1 Old Orchard worth today?

Carrying its 2025 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 5.7% a year across 6 sales suggests roughly £697,000–£815,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. EPC data © Crown copyright. Council tax band from the Valuation Office Agency. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset. Figures describe recorded transactions and are not a valuation of this home; the indicative range is a district-level projection, not a survey or appraisal.