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1b Orchard Drive, AL2 2HQ

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

Last sold
£805,000
1 Aug 2017
Recorded sales
3
since 2000
Type
Detached house
Freehold
This home in brief

1b Orchard Drive is a freehold detached house on Orchard Drive in AL2. It last sold for £805,000 in 2017 — its 3rd recorded sale, up 235% on its first recorded sale of £240,000 in 2000. For context, AL2's median over the last 8 years is £523,000 — this home's last sale was 54% higher.

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What might it be worth now?

An indicative range from carrying the 2017 sale forward at this home's own historical growth rate — not a formal valuation.

Indicative range
£1,263,000£1,773,000
as of 2026
Last sold
£805,000
2017
Its own growth
7.3%/yr
compounded across 3 recorded sales

Based on this home's own compounded sale-price growth (7.3% 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 1b Orchard Drive

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

DatePriceChangeTypeTenureNew build
1 Aug 2017£805,000+53% (+5.8%/yr)Detached houseFreehold
8 Jan 2010£525,000+119% (+8.5%/yr)Detached houseFreehold
25 May 2000£240,000Detached houseFreehold

Other homes at AL2 2HQ

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

AddressLast soldPriceSalesFloor area
1 Orchard Drive2006£487,5002
1a Orchard Drive2017£500,0001
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 1b 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 →

1b Orchard Drive: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC and VOA records.

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

1b Orchard Drive last sold for £805,000 on 1 Aug 2017, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 1b Orchard Drive been sold?

HM Land Registry records 3 sales for 1b Orchard Drive between 2000 and 2017. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

What is 1b Orchard Drive worth today?

Carrying its 2017 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 7.3% a year across 3 sales suggests roughly £1,263,000–£1,773,000 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.