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AL1 9

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1,142 people · St Albans

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

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What does it cost? This postcode sector

Sold prices This postcode sector

HM Land Registry Price Paid + UK HPI · this postcode sector

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

Sold price trend from St Albans

2026 YTD · 733 sales across St Albans

Full history since 1995

Yearly median, residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F) across St Albans — the finest grain we hold a price trend at · HM Land Registry Price Paid

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 ownership63%

Owned outright

29%

With a mortgage

34%

Private rented

30%

Social rented

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,352

Your band:

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

Neighbourhood prices in St Albans how AL1 9 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

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