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AL5 3

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5,101 people · median £945,000 · St Albans

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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

2026 YTD · 15 sales

Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£945,000

5-year change+17.9%

Full history since 1995

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached

£1.4m

Semi-detached

£835k

Terraced

£717k

Flat

£146k

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 ownership88%

Owned outright

42%

With a mortgage

46%

Private rented

10%

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

£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 £3,803.

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	£148,975	334	+8.3%
Luton Road	£325,000	322	+36.4%
Tuffnells Way	£500,000	168	-16.7%
Park Mount	£395,000	161	+7.2%
Park Rise	£499,950	151	+6.1%
Harpenden Rise	£305,000	128	-2.9%
Park Hill	£430,000	112	+18.5%
Carpenders Close	£430,000	91	+12.4%
Roundwood Park	£1,122,500	86	+19.8%
Vale Close	£359,950	83	—
Derwent Road	£647,500	72	—
The Close	£417,500	62	—
Ridgewood Gardens	£475,000	53	—
Ridge Avenue	£441,250	52	+33.3%
Brackendale Grove	£560,000	51	—
Falconers Field	£675,000	45	—
Wells Close	£335,000	43	—
Kinsbourne Close	£446,000	42	+20.1%
Otterton Close	£358,000	39	—
Crosspaths	£454,500	38	—
Miley Close	£960,000	36	—
Molescroft	£280,000	35	—
Shepherds Way	£457,500	34	—
Spring Road	£790,000	33	+9.6%
Ashley Gardens	£582,500	32	—
Ridgewood Drive	£634,000	32	—
Wood End Road	£1,098,750	32	—
The Pleasance	£435,000	32	—
Tintern Close	£490,000	27	—
Westminster Fields	£1,050,000	27	—
Greatfield Close	£427,500	26	—
Annables Lane	£1,142,500	26	—
Mayfield Close	£460,000	25	—
Farm Close	£249,950	23	—
Yeomans Avenue	£615,000	23	—
Park Rise Close	£362,500	22	—
Haslingden Close	£504,500	20	—
Wood End Hill	£750,000	19	—
Beech Ridge	£825,000	17	—
Roundwood Gardens	£575,000	17	—
How Field	£730,000	16	—
Green Lawns Close	£865,000	15	—
Cooters End Lane	£687,500	14	—
Medlows	£967,500	14	—
High Ridge	£1,000,000	13	—
Kinsbourne Green Lane	£970,000	13	—
Woodlands	£558,750	12	—
The Common	£1,450,000	12	—
Birch Grove	£489,500	11	—
Hanover Grange	£1,125,000	10	—
Penshurst Close	£430,000	9	—
Chamberlaines	£990,000	9	—
New Fiddlers Hill	£310,000	7	—
Coles Lane	£1,195,000	5	—
Osprey Close	£1,295,000	4	—

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
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 AL5 3 — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
26 Park Hill	Terraced	4+	D	£900,000	Jul 2026
15 The Pleasance	Detached	4+	C	£875,000	Jul 2026
74 Park Rise	Detached	3	D	£795,000	Jul 2026
Apartment 7 Roundwood Court Roundwood Lane	Flat	3	C	£415,000	Jun 2026
153 Luton Road	Terraced	2	D	£480,000	May 2026
33 Park Mount	Semi-detached	4+	E	£725,000	May 2026
19, Park Hill	Semi-detached	4+	D	£1,200,000	Apr 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
30 Ridge Avenue	Detached	4+	C	£960,000	Jan 2026
2 Kinsbourne Close	Detached	4+	E	£850,000	Dec 2025
3 How Field	Detached	4+	D	£1,150,000	Dec 2025
7 Miley Close	Semi-detached	4+	B	£1,325,000	Dec 2025
13 Park Rise	Semi-detached	4+	D	£835,000	Dec 2025
1 Tuffnells Way	Detached	4+	C	£1,650,000	Dec 2025
15 Roundwood Park	Semi-detached	4+	D	£1,395,000	Dec 2025
3 Park Mount	Terraced	4+	D	£717,230	Dec 2025
Apartment 8 Roundwood Court Roundwood Lane	Flat	3	D	£430,000	Dec 2025

Show all sales ↓

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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