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18 Orchard Close, AL1 1JP

Sold prices, property history and local context for 18 Orchard Close, St. Albans, AL1 1JP, from HM Land Registry and EPC records.

Last sold
£685,000
17 Aug 2016
Recorded sales
3
since 1997
Type
Semi-detached house
Freehold
This home in brief

18 Orchard Close is a freehold semi-detached house on Orchard Close in AL1. It last sold for £685,000 in 2016 — its 3rd recorded sale, up 621% on its first recorded sale of £94,995 in 1997. That price sits 32% above the £520,000 median for AL1 over the last 8 years.

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What might it be worth now?

An indicative range from carrying the 2016 sale forward at this home's own historical growth rate — not a formal valuation.

Indicative range
£1,574,000£2,262,000
as of 2026
Last sold
£685,000
2016
Its own growth
10.9%/yr
compounded across 3 recorded sales

Based on this home's own compounded sale-price growth (10.9% 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 18 Orchard Close

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

DatePriceChangeTypeTenureNew build
17 Aug 2016£685,000+152% (+9.5%/yr)Semi-detached houseFreehold
2 Jun 2006£272,000+186% (+12.5%/yr)Semi-detached houseFreehold
3 Jul 1997£94,995Semi-detached houseFreehold

Other homes at AL1 1JP

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

AddressLast soldPriceSalesFloor area
1 Orchard Close2013£500,0003
2 Orchard Close2024£625,0001
3 Orchard Close2007£432,5002
4 Orchard Close2011£450,0001
The Laurels, 7, Orchard Close2020£680,0001
8 Orchard Close2019£860,0002
10 Orchard Close2025£945,0002
Pomarium, 11, Orchard Close2016£757,0002
12 Orchard Close2022£883,0002
13 Orchard Close2001£200,0001
15 Orchard Close2000£197,5001
17 Orchard Close2014£427,5002
20 Orchard Close2003£196,0003
22 Orchard Close2022£630,0003
23 Orchard Close2002£179,9502
24 Orchard Close2017£470,0002
26 Orchard Close2006£325,0002
27 Orchard Close2007£395,0001

The street and the area

Where 18 Orchard Close sits in its local market.

AL1 median
£520,000
last 8 years
Orchard Close sold prices & street profile →AL1 house prices & area guide →

18 Orchard Close: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC and VOA records.

When did 18 Orchard Close last sell, and for how much?

18 Orchard Close last sold for £685,000 on 17 Aug 2016, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 18 Orchard Close been sold?

HM Land Registry records 3 sales for 18 Orchard Close between 1997 and 2016. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

What is 18 Orchard Close worth today?

Carrying its 2016 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 10.9% a year across 3 sales suggests roughly £1,574,000–£2,262,000 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.