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Wood End

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55 recorded sales · median £238,000 · St Albans

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St Albans Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled 44/56 seats · 79% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

78/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£238k

median price

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£238k

median sold price

15 yrs

of local pay to buy

29 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar school

schools total

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

316

Violence — most

10.8

NO₂ · WHO 10

1.4%

in a flood zone

167

green spaces

7.4

PM2.5 · WHO 5

348

eat & drink

shops

86.1%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

£74,150 in 1995 → £420,000 in 2019

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider St Albans, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £238,000. That's about 15× local earnings — around the 16.9× five-year average.

Sold price history

2019 · 6 sales

Median sold price · median of all 55 sales£238,000

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay15× · five-year average 16.9×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership71%

Owned outright

35%

With a mortgage

36%

Private rented

16%

Social rented

12%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,334

Your band:

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

Neighbourhood prices in St Albans how Wood End compares · from St Albans

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: King Harry Park +37.9%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
King Harry Park	£824,000	+37.9%	114
Batford	£600,000	+35.8%	190
Cotlandswick	£445,000	+27.1%	52
Bernards Heath	£642,500	+24.8%	140
Townsend	£707,500	+21.7%	96
The Camp	£600,000	+19.2%	78
Wood End	£995,000	+18%	62
Chiswell Green	£637,000	+17.5%	66
Marshalswick	£535,000	+10.6%	274
London Colney	£380,000	+8.1%	150
Southdown	£727,500	+7.8%	144
Milehouse	£460,000	+7%	82
Roundwood	£950,000	+6.5%	134
St Albans	£460,000	+5.9%	438
Harpenden	£698,624	+5.2%	196
Wheathampstead	£483,250	+5%	68
Redbourn	£500,000	+4.6%	82
Fleetville	£575,000	+2.6%	284
Cottonmill	£535,000	+2.5%	94
How Wood	£640,000	-1.8%	46
St Stephens	£625,000	-23.8%	50

Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Wood End — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
6, Wood End Park Street	Terraced	—	—	£500,000	May 2026
31 Wood End Park Street	Terraced	—	—	£480,000	Feb 2025
7, Wood End Park Street	Other	—	—	£335,000	Dec 2023
10 Wood End Park Street	Terraced	—	—	£452,500	Apr 2023
3 Wood End Park Street	Terraced	—	—	£410,000	Jun 2022
5 WOOD END PARK STREET ST ALBANS	Semi-detached	—	—	£426,000	Sep 2021
4, Wood End Park Street	Semi-detached	—	—	£420,000	Nov 2019
21, Wood End Park Street	Terraced	—	—	£425,000	Aug 2019
35, Wood End Park Street	Terraced	—	—	£390,000	Jul 2019
12, Wood End Park Street	Terraced	—	—	£420,000	Jul 2019
23, Wood End Park Street	Terraced	—	—	£378,000	Apr 2019
8, Wood End Park Street	Terraced	—	—	£426,500	Mar 2019
6, Wood End Park Street	Terraced	—	—	£415,000	Oct 2018
7, Wood End Park Street	Terraced	—	—	£375,000	Aug 2017
24 Wood End Park Street	Terraced	—	—	£375,000	Aug 2017
13, Wood End Park Street	Terraced	—	—	£370,000	Mar 2016
21, Wood End Park Street	Terraced	—	—	£371,000	Oct 2015
22 Wood End Park Street	Terraced	—	—	£291,250	Jul 2014
37 Wood End Park Street	Terraced	—	—	£329,950	Jun 2014
25, Wood End Park Street	Terraced	—	—	£277,000	Aug 2013
7, Wood End Park Street	Terraced	—	—	£283,000	May 2013
33 WOOD END	Terraced	—	—	£248,000	Mar 2013
20 WOOD END	Terraced	—	—	£250,000	Mar 2012
16 WOOD END	Terraced	—	—	£250,000	May 2011

Show all sales ↓

24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →

Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC

How safe is it? from St Albans

Crime runs at 7 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Per 1,000 / month7

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from St Albans

Violence & sexual offences

316

Anti-social behaviour

226

Other theft

114

Shoplifting

102

Public order

Criminal damage & arson

Recorded crimes by category across the whole St Albans district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.

Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk

Who lives here? from St Albans

Population148,167

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 9/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 85% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 9/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 9/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 85% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 9 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

7.9/10

Employment

8.3/10

Education & skills

8.8/10

Health & disability

8.9/10

Crime

7.5/10

Housing & services

8.3/10

Living environment

5.8/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider St Albans — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+63%

Unemployment · economically active residents3.9%

Degree-level (Level 4+)53%

Good or very good health88%

Own their home71%

Median age41.7

Born outside the UK17%

See the full St Albans report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

100% of the 4 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

4 of 4 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 4 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
How Wood Primary and Nursery School	Primary	Good ('23)	0.5 km
Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School	Primary	Good ('21)	0.7 km
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Bricket Wood	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.2 km
The Crescent Playgroup	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.5 km
Canopy St. Albans	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.7 km
Killigrew Primary and Nursery School	Primary	—	1.7 km
Watling View School	Nursery	—	2.2 km
Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School	Primary	—	2.4 km
St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School	Primary	—	2.4 km
Mandeville Primary School	Primary	—	2.4 km
The Marlborough Science Academy	Secondary	Good ('23)	2.5 km
The House That Jack Built Nursery	Nursery	Good ('25)	2.5 km
First Place Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	2.5 km
St Columba's College	All-through	—	3.0 km
Busy Bees Day Nursery at St Albans Glenalmond	Nursery	Good ('23)	3.1 km
Parmiter's School	Secondary	Outstanding ('24)	3.1 km
Stagecoach Watford	Nursery	—	3.1 km
Saint Michael's Catholic High School	Secondary	Inspected '25 — see report	3.1 km
Coates Way JMI and Nursery School	Primary	Inspected '24 — see report	3.2 km
Albany Montessori School	Nursery	Good ('22)	3.3 km
St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School	Primary	—	3.3 km
Prae Wood Primary School	Primary	—	3.3 km
Old London Road Pre-School	Nursery	Outstanding ('20)	3.4 km
Strong Roots Forest School	Nursery	Outstanding ('23)	3.4 km
Saint Bernadette Voluntary Catholic Primary Academy	Primary	—	3.4 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 2.0 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 1.5 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.4 km
NHS ODS

12 of 12 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
How Wood Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.4 km
65 Oakwood Road (Dental Practice)	Dentist	—	1.5 km
Bricket Wood Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Chiswell Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
Midway Surgery	GP	Good ('18)	2.0 km
Family Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.5 km
Family Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.5 km
Verulam Medical Group	GP	—	3.4 km
Hertfordshire Partnership N H S	Dentist	—	3.4 km
Hertfordshire Partnership Nhs Tr	Dentist	—	3.4 km
Verulam Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.4 km
Summerfield Health Centre	GP	Good ('21)	3.5 km
Priory Park Dentalcare	Dentist	—	3.6 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	3.7 km
Hatfield Road Surgery	GP	Good ('18)	3.8 km
Imed Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.8 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.8 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.8 km
Park Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.8 km
St Albans Orthodontic Centre	Dentist	—	3.9 km
St Albans Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.0 km
Maltings Dentist Surgery	Dentist	—	4.0 km
Dental Specialists	Dentist	—	4.0 km
Victoria Street (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	4.0 km
Maltings Surgery	GP	Good ('20)	4.0 km
Maltings Jade Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.0 km
Watling Street Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.1 km
Victoria Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	4.1 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	4.1 km
Dillwyn And Caroline Griffiths Dental Practice	Dentist	—	4.1 km
Abbotswood Medical Centre	GP	Good ('19)	4.1 km
The Dental Practice	Dentist	—	4.1 km
Leavesden Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.1 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.3 km
Russell Avenue (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	4.3 km
Harvey Group Practice	GP	Good ('17)	4.3 km
The Red House Group	GP	Good ('17)	4.3 km
The Dental Clinic Ltd	Dentist	—	4.4 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	4.4 km
Pampard Pharmacy Limited	Pharmacy	—	4.4 km
Colosseum Dental (St Albans)	Dentist	—	4.4 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.4 km
St Peter'S Lodge Dental Practice	Dentist	—	4.4 km
Chemilab Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.5 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.5 km
Jade Pharmacy (St. Albans)	Pharmacy	—	4.5 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.5 km
Meriden Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.6 km
Highfield Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.6 km
Parkbury House Surgery	GP	Good ('21)	4.6 km
Jade Pharmacy (Parkbury House)	Pharmacy	—	4.6 km
Grange Street Surgery	GP	Good ('22)	4.7 km
Dental Beauty St Albans	Dentist	—	4.7 km
Abbey Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.7 km
Morrisons Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.7 km
Garston Medical Centre	GP	Good ('19)	4.7 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	4.8 km
Abbots Langley Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.9 km
Lodge,Highfield & Redbourn	GP	Good ('24)	4.9 km
Normandy Chemist	Pharmacy	—	4.9 km
Vine House Health Centre	GP	Good ('22)	4.9 km
Asda Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.9 km
Sheepcot Medical Centre	GP	—	5.0 km
Abbotswood Park Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.0 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from St Albans

5 nearest stations.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
How Wood (Herts) Rail Station	0.2 mi	—	no direct train
Park Street Rail Station	0.7 mi	—	no direct train
Bricket Wood Rail Station	0.9 mi	—	no direct train
St Albans Abbey Rail Station	2.0 mi	—	no direct train
Garston (Herts) Rail Station	2.5 mi	—	no direct train

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Work from home

53%

Drive

34%

Walk or cycle

Public transport

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging10 points

Per 10,000 residents0.7

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from St Albans

Air quality

NO₂

10.8

— WHO guide

PM2.5

7.4

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1003.1%

Flood zone1.4% of postcodes

RadonAffected Area (up to 5–10%)

Historic landfill137 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings835

Conservation areas45

Green belt81.5%

Green spaces167

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from St Albans

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	348	92% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	76	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	29	—
Green spaces & parks	167	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

86.1%

Superfast

96.1%

Ultrafast

87.8%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from St Albans

Figures for the wider St Albans — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate3.9%

In work (employment rate)62.8%

Companies registered here14,820

New incorporations (12m)1,472

Property companies (SPVs)1,626

See the full St Albans report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district