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Chiswell Green

3,341 people · median £637,000 · St Albans

High wellbeingAmong the least deprivedFast broadband
St Albans Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled   44/56 seats · 79% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood

dearestcheapest
£637,000 median 13th cheapest of 21 neighbourhoods
among 21 neighbourhoods in St Albans

A typical home here sells for £637,000, up 17.5% over five years. That's about 15× local earnings — around the 16.9× five-year average.

Sold price history

2025 · 35 sales
£393k£486k£578k£671k£763k2010201720252021 +19%−9%£683,750
Median sold price£637,000
5-year change+17.5%
Price per square metre£5,026 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £3,782
Full history since 1995
£34k£226k£418k£610k£802k1995201020251997 +33%−12%£683,750
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£674k
Semi-detached
£700k
Terraced
£430k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay15× · five-year average 16.9×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership85%

Owned outright
48%
With a mortgage
37%
Private rented
11%
Social rented
4%
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

£5,026 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 Chiswell Green 42 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Watford Road£400,000327-6.3%
Stanley Avenue£387,500126+11.9%
Forge End£290,00082+18.8%
Chiswell Green Lane£327,50067+9.4%
Cuckmans Drive£340,00065+44%
Tippendell Lane£492,00064-1.2%
Tennyson Road£207,50062+47.8%
Driftwood Avenue£375,00059+10.8%
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 Chiswell Green 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 Chiswell Green — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
66 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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