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AL1 1

6,104 people · median £500,000 · St Albans

High wellbeing
St Albans Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled   44/56 seats · 79% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £500,000, down 0.9% over five years. That's about 15× local earnings — around the 16.9× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 39 sales
£298k£368k£438k£507k£577k201120182026 YTD2014 +21%−10%£495,000
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£500,000
5-year change-0.9%
Full history since 1995
£23k£169k£315k£461k£606k199520102026 YTD1997 +24%−10%£495,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£1.2m
Semi-detached
£674k
Terraced
£647k
Flat
£415k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay15× · five-year average 16.9×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Resold at a loss from St Albans19.4%

Of the homes across St Albans that sold again within five years, 19.4% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. Worse than East of England (17.5%).

By property type
Detached houses0%
Semi-detached houses0%
Terraced houses3%
Flats20.9%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new28.5%
Bought second-hand17.2%
Overall
Typical resale gain+15.1% · ~7.9-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (1,255 resale pairs) across St Albans — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted

Home ownership65%

Owned outright
31%
With a mortgage
34%
Private rented
26%
Social rented
9%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,352

St Albans City and District Council£214
Hertfordshire County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,858
Police & Crime Commissioner£280
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,568
Band B£1,830
Band C£2,091
Band D (baseline)£2,352
Band E£2,875
Band F£3,398
Band G£3,921
Band H£4,705
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

£5,458 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 AL1 1 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
London Road£331,750702+2.6%
Old London Road£249,250254+5.7%
Riverside Road£245,000224-10.6%
Abbots Park£183,498222+23.2%
New House Park£249,000189+12.7%
Sopwell Lane£285,000186+1.2%
Pageant Road£295,750184+9.1%
Holywell Hill£320,000184-37.1%
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

Neighbourhood prices in St Albans how AL1 1 compares · from St Albans

Fastest 5-yr growth: King Harry Park +37.9%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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
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 AL1 1 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
97 sales in 12 months — 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
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