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5,101 people · median £945,000 · 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
A typical home here sells for £945,000, up 17.9% over five years. That's about 15× local earnings — around the 16.9× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 72 sales
Median sold price£945,000
5-year change+17.9%
Price per square metre£5,586 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
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 ownership88%
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
£5,586 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 £3,782.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in AL5 3 55 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roundwood Lane | £147,500 | 333 | -72.1% |
| Luton Road | £325,000 | 321 | +24.2% |
| Tuffnells Way | £500,000 | 168 | -4.2% |
| Park Mount | £395,000 | 161 | +11.7% |
| Park Rise | £495,000 | 149 | +24.5% |
| Harpenden Rise | £305,000 | 128 | -2.9% |
| Park Hill | £427,500 | 110 | +8.4% |
| Carpenders Close | £430,000 | 91 | — |
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 AL5 3 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 |
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 AL5 3 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 Park Mount | Semi-detached | 4+ | E | £725,000 | May 2026 |
| 17 Park Hill | Terraced | 3 | D | £725,600 | Mar 2026 |
| 6 Green Lawns Close | Terraced | 4+ | B | £1,280,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 59 Homedell House Roundwood Lane | Flat | — | — | £130,000 | Feb 2026 |
| 155 LUTON ROAD HARPENDEN | Terraced | 2 | D | £465,000 | Jan 2026 |
| 12, Roundwood Lane | Detached | 4+ | E | £860,000 | Jan 2026 |
| 26 Roundwood Lane | Detached | 4+ | D | £1,530,000 | Jan 2026 |
| 20 Homedell House Roundwood Lane | Flat | — | — | £147,500 | Jan 2026 |
| 22 Kinsbourne Close | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £915,000 | Jan 2026 |
| 2 Kinsbourne Close | Detached | 4+ | E | £850,000 | Dec 2025 |
59 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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