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AL2 1

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9,964 people · median £422,000 · St Albans

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What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £422,000, up 17.4% over five years. That's about 15× local earnings — around the 16.9× five-year average.

Sold price history

2026 YTD · 59 sales

Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£422,000

5-year change+17.4%

Full history since 1995

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached

£595k

Semi-detached

£520k

Terraced

£463k

Flat

£264k

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 ownership66%

Owned outright

30%

With a mortgage

36%

Private rented

17%

Social rented

15%

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

£4,141 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 AL2 1 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

Street	Median price	Sales	5-year change
Beningfield Drive	£355,000	391	+28.2%
High Street	£180,000	346	-1.3%
Wyedale	£131,250	192	+6.7%
St Annes Road	£238,400	191	+4.2%
Hardwicke Place	£124,750	190	+50.9%
Thamesdale	£154,500	164	+4.6%
Kings Road	£209,500	158	+30.1%
Cotlandswick	£135,000	138	—
Azalea Close	£485,000	131	+9.3%
Ribbledale	£120,000	127	+4.2%
Alsop Close	£174,500	126	+27.8%
Halsey Park	£186,000	117	+24.6%
Meadow Close	£135,000	106	+10.1%
North Cottages	£210,000	105	+27%
Eskdale	£126,500	102	—
Shenley Lane	£265,000	98	+36.3%
Broadlake Close	£145,500	96	-43.9%
Perham Way	£198,500	92	—
Harvey Road	£213,475	84	—
Morris Way	£316,250	82	+12.9%
Napsbury Avenue	£220,000	80	—
Rosemary Drive	£599,995	79	+30.7%
Chester Gibbons Green	£185,950	75	—
Five Acres	£228,750	74	+9.1%
Watersplash Court	£129,150	72	—
Boyes Crescent	£488,500	71	-1.3%
Manor Road	£250,000	71	+13%
Coombes Road	£218,000	70	—
Colnbrook Close	£204,500	67	+16.5%
Alexander Road	£246,000	65	+3.9%
Lime Tree Court	£142,500	65	+100%
White Horse Lane	£287,000	64	+0.9%
Peters Avenue	£218,000	60	—
Chantry Lane	£260,000	60	+25%
Goldring Way	£350,000	57	-9.2%
Haseldine Road	£140,000	55	—
Lakeside Place	£135,475	52	+1%
Collingwood Drive	£165,000	52	—
Farm Crescent	£610,000	51	+20.7%
Seaton Road	£206,250	48	—
Willoughby Court	£118,725	46	—
Suffolk Close	£342,500	44	—
Aubrey Avenue	£240,000	43	—
Telford Road	£250,000	43	-12.6%
Cherry Tree Avenue	£313,750	38	—
Kennedy Close	£250,000	37	—
Napier Close	£175,000	37	—
Sanders Close	£175,750	34	—
Caledon Road	£287,500	33	—
Tovey Close	£245,000	33	—
Pegrum Drive	£349,000	32	—
The Approach	£485,000	32	—
Collyer Road	£253,500	30	—
Oldfield Road	£250,000	29	—
Robins Close	£230,000	29	—
Summerfield Close	£194,475	28	—
Norris Close	£322,498	28	—
Richardson Close	£274,975	26	—
Mount View	£172,475	26	—
Bluett Road	£168,225	26	—

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 AL2 1 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 AL2 1 — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
12, Willowside London Colney	Detached	4+	D	£710,000	Jul 2026
19, Ribbledale London Colney	Flat	2	C	£225,000	Jul 2026
51 High Street London Colney	Terraced	2	C	£315,000	Jul 2026
Flat 11 Logan Court Beningfield Drive	Flat	4+	C	£600,000	Jul 2026
4 North Cottages Napsbury	Terraced	4+	C	£275,000	Jun 2026
FLAT 12 GREEN OAK HOUSE SHENLEY LANE	Flat	2	C	£292,000	Jun 2026
8 Napier Close London Colney	Terraced	2	C	£387,500	Jun 2026
57 Hardwicke Place London Colney	Terraced	3	C	£407,000	Jun 2026
Flat 7 Kings Court Alexander Road	Flat	2	D	£315,000	Jun 2026
39 Beningfield Drive London Colney	Terraced	4+	C	£755,000	Jun 2026
37, Halsey Park London Colney	Terraced	3	D	£420,000	Jun 2026
6 Richardson Close London Colney	Terraced	4+	D	£530,000	Jun 2026
53 Azalea Close London Colney	Detached	4+	C	£865,000	Jun 2026
22 Richardson Close London Colney	Semi-detached	4+	D	£688,150	Jun 2026
7 Robins Close London Colney	Terraced	3	C	£470,000	Jun 2026
51 North Cottages Napsbury	Terraced	4+	C	£750,000	Jun 2026
22 Morris Way London Colney	Semi-detached	4+	C	£675,000	Jun 2026
5 Oldfield Road London Colney	Semi-detached	4+	C	£575,000	Jun 2026
1 Alsop Close London Colney	Semi-detached	3	D	£465,000	May 2026
96, Kings Road London Colney	Semi-detached	3	D	£447,000	May 2026
46, Haseldine Road London Colney	Flat	2	C	£412,500	May 2026
32 Oldfield Road London Colney	Semi-detached	4+	C	£665,000	May 2026
32 Perham Way London Colney	Terraced	2	C	£380,000	May 2026
17 Broadlake Close London Colney	Flat	2	C	£282,000	May 2026

Show all sales ↓

134 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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