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Old Orchard, LU1

Sold prices, £/m² and street profile from HM Land Registry records.

Median sold price
£236,250
all recorded sales
£ per m²
£3,853
from EPC floor areas
Recorded sales
14
Distinct homes
9
Price range
£145,000£520,000
Sales recorded
2001 → 2025
first to latest sale
The street in brief

Old Orchard is a street almost entirely of detached houses. Homes here typically change hands around £236,250 — roughly 14% below the LU1 norm. Too few recent sales to read a street-level trend, but across LU1 prices have been easing over the last few years. HM Land Registry records 14 sales across 9 homes since 2001 — homes here come up rarely.

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Old Orchard prices over time

Median sold price on the street by year, from 14 HM Land Registry records. Years with no recorded sales are left blank rather than joined up.

This street — yearly medianLU1 district trend
£0£200k£400k£600k200520102015202020252001: £145,000 median · 1 sale2002: £207,500 median · 3 sales2003: £187,000 median · 1 sale2005: £215,000 median · 1 sale2007: £230,000 median · 1 sale2010: £250,000 median · 1 sale2013: £242,500 median · 1 sale2017: £405,000 median · 1 sale2020: £325,000 median · 1 sale2021: £452,500 median · 2 sales2025: £520,000 median · 1 sale

Median sold price by year vs the LU1 district trend. Street medians on thin years reflect few sales — hover a dot for the exact figure.

How Old Orchard compares

Old Orchard against the LU1 district's busiest streets, the district itself, and the official UK House Price Index for the wider area.

Magpie Meadows£540k · 52
Mallard Crescent£441k · 74
Manor Road£425k · 44
Cutenhoe Road£385k · 57
Farley Hill£275k · 58
Runley Road£271k · 57
Old Orchard£236k · 14*
Cypress Road£225k · 47
Dallow Road£221k · 64
Downs Road£128k · 46

Median sold price and sale count over the last 8years for the district's busiest streets. *This street's figures cover all recorded sales (fewer than 3 in the last 8 years).

This street
£236,250
median · all recorded sales
LU1 district
£275,000
median · last 8 years · street -14%
England
£291,445
average price (UK House Price Index), Apr 2026 · +3.9% in 12 months

Old Orchard's £236,250 median sits about 14% below LU1's £275,000.

Street and LU1 figures are medians of HM Land Registry sales; the England figures are the UK House Price Index mix-adjusted average — a different basis, so compare direction rather than levels between the two.

Prices by property type

Median sold price by property type on Old Orchard.

Detached
£242,500
13 sales
Semi-detached
£189,000
1 sale

Every recorded sale on Old Orchard

Individual transactions as recorded by HM Land Registry, newest first.

DateAddressTypeNew buildPrice
23 Oct 20251 · LU1 3SLDetached£520,000
13 Sept 202111 · LU1 3SLDetached£420,000
22 Feb 20212 · LU1 3SLDetached£485,000
6 Nov 20206 · LU1 3SLDetached£325,000
23 Nov 201710 · LU1 3SLDetached£405,000
2 Oct 20171 · LU1 3SLnon-standardOther£110,000
12 Jul 2017Garage Lying To The West Of, 6 · LU1 3SLnon-standardOther£9,000
29 Nov 20139 · LU1 3SLDetached£242,500
10 Sept 20108 · LU1 3SLDetached£250,000
23 Mar 200712 · LU1 3SLDetached£230,000
1 Jun 20059 · LU1 3SLDetached£215,000
7 Feb 20036 · LU1 3SLDetached£187,000
19 Dec 20028 · LU1 3SLDetached£207,500
2 Dec 200211 · LU1 3SLDetached£210,000
27 Jun 20027 · LU1 3SLSemi-detached£189,000
30 Mar 200110 · LU1 3SLDetached£145,000

Sales marked non-standardare Land Registry “additional price paid” entries — bulk purchases, repossessions, right-to-buy and similar transfers. They're listed for completeness but excluded from every median and comparison figure on this page.

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More streets in LU1

Sold-price profiles for nearby streets, and the wider LU1 area guide.

Dumfries StreetDallow RoadDowns RoadCowper StreetPark StreetStrathmore AvenueRunley RoadFarley HillCutenhoe RoadAshburnham RoadDunraven AvenueGrove Road
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, including the UK House Price Index. EPC data © Crown copyright. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures summarise recorded sales on the street and are not a valuation of any individual home.