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2 Orient Close

AL1 1AJTerracedFreehold

Last sold

£500,000

January 2015

Previous sales

Every sale of this address since 1995, newest first.

January 2015 Freehold £500,000
August 2007 Freehold £400,000
August 2002 Freehold £135,000
October 1997 Freehold New build £158,950

What is around it

Size, energy rating, walls and flood risk.

Broadband

Gigabit for 98%

98% of homes in this postcode can get gigabit broadband.

As of July 2025, for the whole postcode. What you can actually get depends on the provider.

Schools nearby

The nearest primary and secondary schools, as the crow flies, with their latest Ofsted inspection.

Primary schools

St Peter's School Ages 3 to 11 · 392 pupils

No grade

0.3 miles

St Alban & St Stephen Catholic Primary School & Nursery Ages 3 to 11 · 410 pupils · Roman Catholic

Good, 2023

0.5 miles

Cunningham Hill Junior School Ages 7 to 11 · 236 pupils

Outstanding, 2024

0.6 miles

Secondary schools

Loreto College Ages 11 to 18 · 952 pupils · Roman Catholic

No grade

0.6 miles

Samuel Ryder Academy Ages 4 to 19 · 1,577 pupils

Report card, 2026

0.8 miles

Verulam School Ages 11 to 18 · 987 pupils

No grade

0.9 miles

Distance is a straight line, not the walk. Being close is not a promise of a place: each school has its own admissions rules.

What’s nearby

Shops, places to eat, things to do and getting about.

Supermarkets

Asda0.3 mi · 7 min walk
M
Mrs. Ladybird Polish Shop0.4 mi · 11 min walk
Sainsbury’s0.4 mi · 11 min walk
Premier0.5 mi · 12 min walk
Aldi0.5 mi · 14 min walk
M&S Food0.5 mi · 14 min walk

Within a 15-minute walk

15

Restaurants

Prime Steak and Grill, Kimaya, Chez Mumtaj, Casbah…

7

Cafés

Charlies Cafe, Costa, WON, Cafe Alfresco…

14

Pubs and bars

Raging Ball Club, The Great Northern, The Farmer's Boy, The Barn at the Horn…

11

Takeaways

H & H Kebab, Tops Pizza, Henkinz, Hong Kong Inn…

Everyday

GPHatfield Road Surgery 0.3 mi · 7 min walk
ChemistiMED Pharmacy St Albans 0.3 mi · 7 min walk
DentistDental Specialists 0.4 mi · 12 min walk
GymPureGym 0.6 mi · 15 min walk
Swimming poolCottonmill Swimming Pool 0.3 mi · 9 min walk
ParkClarence Park 0.7 mi · 17 min walk

Things to do

Photo: Bill Boaden · CC BY-SA Family · 2.5 miWillows Activity Farm Visit website ↗ Photo: Ian Capper · CC BY-SA Attraction · 0.8 miAbbey Gateway Photo: Chris Brown · CC BY-SA Museum · 0.3 miSt Albans South Signal Box Museum Visit website ↗ Photo: JThomas · CC BY-SA Golf · 0.4 miVerulam Golf Club
Nature Watercress Wildlife Association 0.1 mi
Football St Albans City Football Club 0.7 mi
Football Meadow Park 6.2 mi
Theatre Maltings Theatre ↗ 0.6 mi

Getting about

StationSt Albans City 0.4 mi · 11 min walk
StationSt Albans Abbey 0.6 mi · 16 min walk

Distances are as the crow flies; walking times are rough, by the streets.

Recently sold nearby

Sold prices, from the area on the map, last two years.

226 Riverside Road

September 2026

£440,500

20 Kenton Gardens

September 2026 Leasehold

£368,000

204 Riverside Road

September 2026

£750,000

Flat 109 Ziggurat House, 25 Grosvenor Road

August 2026 Leasehold

£407,500

Map OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap.

Flipometer

Places on the map that were bought, done up and sold on.

3 Priory Court Old London Road, St Albans

LeaseholdNew build

Bought November 2022£475,000
Sold December 2024£665,000
+£190,000 24 months Flipped

A gap between two sale prices does not prove work was done, and a planning application near a sale does not prove the two are connected. Map OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap.

How this area has changed

Typical prices for terraced houses, now and in years gone by. The twelve months to September 2026 against the same twelve months back then.

Area Now 5 years ago10 years ago15 years ago20 years ago
Orient Close – Not enough sales Not enough sales Not enough sales Not enough sales
Postcode sector AL1 1 £685,000 £591,250 +16% since £530,500 +29% since £336,500 +104% since £250,000 +174% since
St Albans £580,000 £522,500 +11% since £450,000 +29% since £305,000 +90% since £249,950 +132% since

The typical price is the middle sale of the twelve months, not the average, so one very dear or very cheap sale cannot pull it about. Standard sales only. A figure needs at least 15 sales behind it; with fewer, it says so.

£0k £200k £400k £600k £800k 2010 2015 2020 2025 2006 · £250,000 2007 · £282,500 2008 · £285,000 2009 · £267,750 2010 · £310,000 2011 · £305,000 2012 · £320,000 2013 · £335,000 2014 · £387,500 2015 · £415,000 2016 · £465,000 2017 · £475,000 2018 · £490,000 2019 · £480,000 2020 · £500,000 2021 · £525,000 2022 · £575,500 2023 · £565,000 2024 · £580,000 2025 · £570,000 2026 · £585,000 2006 · £268,225 2007 · £323,500 2008 · £307,500 2009 · £275,000 2010 · £325,000 2011 · £352,500 2012 · £360,000 2013 · £365,000 2014 · £462,500 2015 · £425,000 2016 · £520,000 2017 · £515,000 2018 · £522,500 2019 · £517,500 2020 · £540,000 2021 · £574,000 2022 · £649,500 2023 · £590,000 2024 · £655,000 2025 · £675,000 2026 · £681,250
Sector AL1 1 St Albans Typical price each year, terraced houses. A gap is a year with too few sales.
House prices across AL1 →

How homes change hands in AL1 1, over the last five years (646 sales):

  • What sells: 40% flats, 36% terraced, 12% semi-detached, 8% detached, 4% other.
  • 43% sold leasehold, and 6% were new builds.
  • 91 sales in the last twelve months, against 219 in the same twelve months five years ago.

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Buying it

Includes a £500 survey and £1,500 legal fees — Detailed to change them.

Total to buy£0
Paying for it

75% mortgage at 5.5%, interest only, 25 years — Detailed to change it.

Mortgage needed£0
Monthly payment£0
Your money in£0
Doing it up
Mortgage while it’s empty£0
Refinancing

Turn on to buy, do up and refinance, then keep it with any exit.

Total cost to pay£0
Profit£0
Profit as a share of the cost0%

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