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AL5 4

7,393 people · median £685,250 · St Albans

High wellbeingAmong the least deprived
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 £685,250, up 28.1% over five years. That's about 15× local earnings — around the 16.9× five-year average.

Sold price history

2025 · 121 sales
£278k£410k£542k£674k£806k2010201720252013 +30%−29%£755,000
Median sold price£685,250
5-year change+28.1%
Price per square metre£5,796 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Full history since 1995
£21k£224k£428k£631k£834k1995201020252001 +33%−29%£755,000
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£1.5m
Semi-detached
£870k
Terraced
£617k
Flat
£335k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay15× · five-year average 16.9×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership73%

Owned outright
36%
With a mortgage
37%
Private rented
16%
Social rented
11%
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

£5,796 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 4 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Station Road£240,000544+13.4%
Sun Lane£325,000159+31.4%
Westfield Road£245,000144-51.6%
Ox Lane£592,475142+8.9%
Coldharbour Lane£214,500137+1.3%
Hollybush Lane£285,500129+42.4%
Hillside Road£249,750127-25%
Cross Way£380,000113+122.8%
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 4 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 AL5 4 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
88 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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