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5a Orchard Drive, AL2 2HQ

Sold prices, property history and local context for 5a Orchard Drive, St Albans, AL2 2HQ, from HM Land Registry and EPC records.

Last sold
£400,000
14 Feb 2024
Recorded sales
2
since 2022
Type
Detached house
Freehold
This home in brief

5a Orchard Drive is a freehold detached house on Orchard Drive in AL2. It last sold for £400,000 in 2024 — its 2nd recorded sale, down 65% on its first recorded sale of £1,150,000 in 2022. For context, AL2's median over the last 8 years is £523,000 — this home's last sale was 24% lower.

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What might it be worth now?

An indicative range from carrying the 2024 sale forward with AL2's market movement — not a valuation of this individual home.

Indicative range
£371,000£439,000
as of 2026
Last sold
£400,000
2024
AL2 movement since
×1.01
district median growth

Based on the change in AL2's yearly median sold price between 2024 and 2026, applied to this home's own 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 5a Orchard Drive

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

DatePriceChangeTypeTenureNew build
14 Feb 2024£400,000-65% (-44.1%/yr)Detached houseFreehold
21 Apr 2022£1,150,000Semi-detached 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
1b Orchard Drive2017£805,0003
5 Orchard Drive2023£600,0001
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 5a 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 →

5a Orchard Drive: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC and VOA records.

When did 5a Orchard Drive last sell, and for how much?

5a Orchard Drive last sold for £400,000 on 14 Feb 2024, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has 5a Orchard Drive been sold?

HM Land Registry records 2 sales for 5a Orchard Drive between 2022 and 2024. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

What is 5a Orchard Drive worth today?

Carrying its 2024 sale price forward with AL2's market movement suggests roughly £371,000–£439,000 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.