According to the public record, Orchard House, St. Albans is a period freehold house with 5,973 ft2 of internal area and sits on a 3,516 m2 plot.
Houses of this size in this area normally have 5 bedrooms with a garden.
Holywell Hill, St. Albans, AL1 is located in the borough of St. Albans within the AL1 postal district.
Based on public information available, and assuming the property is in reasonable condition, we estimate the current sale value for Orchard House St. Albans as £4,377,633 and the rental value as £7,644 per month giving an expected gross yield of 2.1%.
Over the last 12 months the sale value of Orchard House St. Albans has increased by an estimated £184,059 (4.2%) and its rental value has increased by an estimated £502 per month (6.6%).
Decorative condition can have a big effect on a property's value and this effect varies depending on the type, size and location of the property.
If Orchard House, St. Albans is in very good condition we estimate a sale value of £4,596,515 and a rental value of £8,026 per month.
However, if the property needs a lot of cosmetic work we estimate a sale value of £4,071,199 and a rental value of £7,109 per month.
Orchard House, St. Albans has a single entry in the Land Registry database from December 2016 and a single entry in the EPC database dated January 2016.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
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If you were able to purchase this property for the estimated value of £4,377,633, and assuming a 25 year repayment term, a 15% deposit and a fixed rate of 4.89%, your monthly repayments would be £21,515 per month.
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According to data from HM Land Registry, Orchard House, St. Albans sits on a plot of 3516m2.
We have plot size data on 6 out of 20 other houses in the postcode and Orchard House, St. Albans sits on the largest plot.
According to HM Land Registry, Orchard House, St. Albans was last sold on 20th December 2016 for £3,450,000 and was recorded as a freehold house.
The property has only had this single sale since 1995.
Since December 2016, the market for similar properties has risen 21.2%
According to the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents, there have been 2 sales of properties similar to Orchard House, St. Albans within a radius of 500 metres over the last 2 years.
The most recent example is 9, Pondwicks Close, St. Albans, AL1 1DG, a freehold house which sold for £4,250,000 on the 8th October 2021.
Read more about house prices in AL1.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
Our network of Estate Agents report 3 lets within a 500 metres radius of Orchard House, St. Albans over the last 2 years.
Most recently 109, Holywell Hill, St. Albans, AL1 2DN, a leasehold flat let by Collinson Hall in June 2024.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
Holywell Hill, St. Albans, AL1 has a total of 141 addresses. According to our analysis of all the public data, Orchard House, St. Albans is the largest and the most expensive property on the street.
When compared to the postcode district it is £3.719m more expensive than the average property in AL1.
Orchard House, St. Albans has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 08 Jan 2016.
The property is connected to mains gas and has single glazed windows. It is heated using a boiler and radiators.
The closest station to Orchard House, St. Albans is St Albans Abbey station which is 500 metres away.
According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be very low.
According to recent data from Ofcom, ultrafast broadband is available in this area.
The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.
In the area around Orchard House, St. Albans, 54.9% of property is privately rented and 24.2% is privately owned outright.
The graph below shows how this compares to Greater London and the rest of England & Wales.
The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.
In the area around Orchard House, St. Albans, 9.9% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 66.5% as possessing degree level qualifications.
The graph below shows how this compares to Greater London and the rest of England & Wales
The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.
In the area around Orchard House, St. Albans, the average age was 44.3 and the most common age was 42.
The graph below shows how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales
The recent census recorded whether a property was a primary or secondary home for the resident.
In the area around Orchard House, St. Albans, 3.8% of property was a second home.
Comparison figures for East of England and the rest of England & Wales are listed below.
The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.
In the area around Orchard House, St. Albans, there are an average of 1.0 cars per household.
See below for how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales.