ORCHARD COTTAGE, HOLYWELL HILL, ST ALBANS, AL1 1BX - £2,000,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

ORCHARD COTTAGE is a very large extended detached house of 210m², built sometime between 1900 and 1929, which could now be worth an estimated £2,305,844. It was last sold for £2,000,000 in October 2020, which was around 86% above the average October 2020 detached price in the St Albans local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was September 2019, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was C.

ORCHARD COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for ORCHARD COTTAGE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average detached price in the St Albans local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three ORCHARD COTTAGE sales were for above the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2020 16 OCT	£2,000,000	£1,073,490	86% above HPI
2006 2 JUN	£999,999	£555,655	80% above HPI
2003 10 APR	£725,000	£498,993	45% above HPI

ORCHARD COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the St Albans local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The three ORCHARD COTTAGE sales between April 2003 and October 2020 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the June 2006 sale was for 80% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 80% above the HPI over time, until the October 2020 sale, where it rises to 86% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 86% above the HPI.

What might ORCHARD COTTAGE be worth now?

ORCHARD COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £2,305,844.

This is based on house price inflation of 15.3%, between October 2020 and February 2025, for detached houses, in the St Albans local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 15.3% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for ORCHARD COTTAGE of £2,000,000 on 16th October 2020. For the value to have increased from £2,000,000 to £2,305,844 over the five years and eight months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of ORCHARD COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the St Albans local authority area.
• The October 2020 sale price of £2,000,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of ORCHARD COTTAGE has not materially changed since October 2020.

How Large is ORCHARD COTTAGE?

ORCHARD COTTAGE is 210m², which includes four extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in September 2019. This puts it in the largest 20% of detached houses houses in St Albans, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in St Albans, and where ORCHARD COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 84% of detached houses houses are smaller than ORCHARD COTTAGE, and 15% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in St Albans.

ORCHARD COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

ORCHARD COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.139 of an acre, or 561m². The below map shows the location of ORCHARD COTTAGE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of ORCHARD COTTAGE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is ORCHARD COTTAGE?

ORCHARD COTTAGE is located on HOLYWELL HILL in ST. ALBANS, in the AL1 postcode district. The below map shows the position of ORCHARD COTTAGE on HOLYWELL HILL.