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1 Orchard Drive, AL2 2HQ

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

Last sold
£487,500
11 Aug 2006
Recorded sales
2
since 2001
Type
Detached house
Freehold
This home in brief

1 Orchard Drive is a freehold detached house on Orchard Drive in AL2. It last sold for £487,500 in 2006 — its 2nd recorded sale, up 32% on its first recorded sale of £370,000 in 2001.

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What might it be worth now?

An indicative range from carrying the 2006 sale forward at this home's own historical growth rate — not a formal valuation.

Indicative range
£1,196,000£1,994,000
as of 2026
Last sold
£487,500
2006
Its own growth
6.1%/yr
compounded across 2 recorded sales

Based on this home's own compounded sale-price growth (6.1% 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 Orchard Drive

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

DatePriceChangeTypeTenureNew build
11 Aug 2006£487,500+32% (+6.1%/yr)Detached houseFreehold
17 Dec 2001£370,000Detached houseFreehold

Other homes at AL2 2HQ

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

AddressLast soldPriceSalesFloor area
1a Orchard Drive2017£500,0001
1b Orchard Drive2017£805,0003
5 Orchard Drive2023£600,0001
5a Orchard Drive2024£400,0002
7 Orchard Drive2026£955,0003
9 Orchard Drive2006£355,0001
11 Orchard Drive2009£399,9502
13 Orchard Drive2003£362,5002
15 Orchard Drive1998£144,2501
19 Orchard Drive2025£670,0002
21 Orchard Drive2012£525,0001
23 Orchard Drive2020£643,0001
33 Orchard Drive2015£740,0002

The street and the area

Where 1 Orchard Drive sits in its local market.

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

1 Orchard Drive: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC and VOA records.

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

1 Orchard Drive last sold for £487,500 on 11 Aug 2006, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 1 Orchard Drive been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 1 Orchard Drive between 2001 and 2006. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

What is 1 Orchard Drive worth today?

Carrying its 2006 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 6.1% a year across 2 sales suggests roughly £1,196,000–£1,994,000 as of 2026. This is indicative only — the full report values it against individual comparable sales.

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Get the full £5 report — a precise comparables-based valuation, EPC & running costs, flood/mining risk, planning activity, schools, crime and more, for this exact home.

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.