— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · NEIGHBOURHOOD
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6,583 people · median £727,500 · St Albans
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
A typical home here sells for £727,500, up 7.8% over five years. That's about 15× local earnings — around the 16.9× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 25 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£727,500
5-year change+7.8%
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Typical home price compared with annual local pay15× · five-year average 16.9×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership84%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,334
St Albans City and District Council£195
Hertfordshire County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,858
Police & Crime Commissioner£280
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,556
Band B£1,815
Band C£2,074
Band D (baseline)£2,334
Band E£2,852
Band F£3,371
Band G£3,889
Band H£4,667
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
£5,687 per square metre
What this means ▾
The sold price divided by the home's recorded floor area, which makes differently-sized homes easier to compare. The median across districts Acreright covers is £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in Southdown 60 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cravells Road | £265,000 | 317 | +28.5% |
| Southdown Road | £245,000 | 188 | +3.2% |
| Grove Road | £250,000 | 165 | +4.3% |
| Coleswood Road | £325,000 | 149 | +11% |
| Topstreet Way | £533,250 | 148 | +21.6% |
| Piggottshill Lane | £450,000 | 139 | +31.5% |
| Meadway | £572,500 | 134 | -5.6% |
| Eastmoor Park | £457,500 | 122 | +15.2% |
Median & 5-year change use residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F); the 5-year change compares the last 24 months vs the 24 months five years earlier. Each street’s sales recorded inside this area since 1995 — click a street → its full sold-price page · HM Land Registry Price Paid
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