16, Orchard Avenue
16, Orchard Avenue
Description & Estimates
16, Orchard Avenue, Harpenden is recorded publicly as a mid-century freehold house across 3,013 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 961 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 5 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 16, Orchard Avenue, Harpenden is £2,843,995 and its rental estimate is £6,493 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Orchard Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 falls within the AL5 postal district, in the borough of St. Albans.
Our Data Sources
16, Orchard Avenue, Harpenden has 31 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in June 2021 and a single entry in the EPC database dated March 2021.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 16, Orchard Avenue, Harpenden, we estimate a market value of £2,986,194 and a rental value of £6,818 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £2,644,915 and £6,039 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 16, Orchard Avenue, Harpenden has seen its estimated sale value decrease by £31,877 (1.1%) and its estimated rental value grow by £130 per month (2.0%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 2.7%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 16, Orchard Avenue, Harpenden as measuring 961 m2.
That makes it the 4th largest plot in the postcode, where 8 of the 9 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
16, Orchard Avenue, Harpenden has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of C. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 04 Mar 2021.
The property is connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas, Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 16, Orchard Avenue, Harpenden completed on 25th June 2021 at £2,610,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 3 times.
Values of comparable properties have dropped by 24.4% over the period since June 2021.
- Sold Jun 2021£2,610,000
- Sold Nov 2010£1,850,000
- Sold Jul 1995£267,500
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 16, Orchard Avenue, Harpenden have sold within a radius of 1.0 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 27th April 2022, was 24, Park Avenue South, Harpenden, AL5 2EA, a freehold house which sold for £3,000,000.
Read more about house prices in AL5.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 17 addresses on Orchard Avenue, Harpenden, AL5, 16, Orchard Avenue, Harpenden comes out as the 7th largest and the 7th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £1.884m more expensive than the average property across the AL5 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 600mSt Nicholas CofE VA Primary School
- 700mRoundwood Primary School
- 900mHarpenden Academy
- 800mRoundwood Park School
- 1.2kmSt George's School
- 1.6kmSir John Lawes School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 16, Orchard Avenue, Harpenden, the nearest station is Harpenden, 900 metres away.
- 900mHarpenden
- 6.8kmLuton Airport Parkway
- 7.6kmSt Albans City
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
