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Orchard Cottage, Holywell Hill, AL1 1BX

Sold prices, property history and local context for Orchard Cottage, Holywell Hill, St. Albans, AL1 1BX, from HM Land Registry and EPC records.

Last sold
£2,115,000
25 Jul 2025
Recorded sales
4
since 2003
Type
Detached house
Freehold
This home in brief

Orchard Cottage, Holywell Hill, in AL1, is a freehold detached house on Holywell Hill. It last sold for £2,115,000 in 2025 — its 4th recorded sale, up 192% on its first recorded sale of £725,000 in 2003. For context, AL1's median over the last 8 years is £520,000 — this home's last sale was 307% 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
£2,061,000£2,383,000
as of 2026
Last sold
£2,115,000
2025
Its own growth
4.9%/yr
compounded across 4 recorded sales

Based on this home's own compounded sale-price growth (4.9% 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 Orchard Cottage, Holywell Hill

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

DatePriceChangeTypeTenureNew build
25 Jul 2025£2,115,000+6% (+1.2%/yr)Detached houseFreehold
16 Oct 2020£2,000,000+100% (+4.9%/yr)Detached houseFreehold
2 Jun 2006£999,999+38% (+10.8%/yr)Detached houseFreehold
10 Apr 2003£725,000Detached houseFreehold

Other homes at AL1 1BX

Recorded sales for the other addresses sharing this postcode on Holywell Hill.

AddressLast soldPriceSalesFloor area
40 Holywell Hill2003£3,000,0002
42 Holywell Hill2014£625,0001
44a Holywell Hill2002£170,0001
46 Holywell Hill1999£240,0001
48 Holywell Hill2022£1,100,0002
50 Holywell Hill2022£900,0002
52 Holywell Hill2008£565,0003
54 Holywell Hill1997£322,5001
62a Holywell Hill2020£300,0001
64 Holywell Hill2013£565,0003
66 Holywell Hill2007£567,5004
72 Holywell Hill2014£900,0001
Middle Orchard, Holywell Hill2007£1,200,0001
Orchard House, Holywell Hill2016£3,450,0001
Vine House, Holywell Hill2024£1,335,0003

The street and the area

Where Orchard Cottage, Holywell Hill sits in its local market.

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

Orchard Cottage, Holywell Hill: quick answers

From HM Land Registry, EPC and VOA records.

When did Orchard Cottage, Holywell Hill last sell, and for how much?

Orchard Cottage, Holywell Hill last sold for £2,115,000 on 25 Jul 2025, according to HM Land Registry.

How many times has Orchard Cottage, Holywell Hill been sold?

HM Land Registry records 4 sales for Orchard Cottage, Holywell Hill between 2003 and 2025. Sales before 1995 are not in the public dataset.

What is Orchard Cottage, Holywell Hill worth today?

Carrying its 2025 sale price forward with its own compounded sale-price growth of 4.9% a year across 4 sales suggests roughly £2,061,000–£2,383,000 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.