— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · DISTRICT
High wellbeing
St Albans Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled 44/56 seats · 79% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This district
A typical home here sells for £600,000, up 12.6% over five years. That's about 15× local earnings — around the 16.9× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 733 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£600,000
5-year change+12.6%
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
Resold at a loss19.4%
Of the homes here 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) · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership71%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,352
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
£5,434 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 neighbourhood 21 neighbourhoods — the district, broken down
⌃ 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 St Albans — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14, Shakespeare Close | Terraced | 3 | B | £725,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 38b Beaconsfield Road | Flat | 1 | D | £272,200 | Jul 2026 |
| 71 Cell Barnes Lane | Terraced | 3 | C | £440,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 3 Church View Church Street Wheathampstead | Terraced | 3 | D | £468,334 | Jul 2026 |
| 54, Milliners Court Lattimore Road | Flat | 2 | C | £390,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 211, Camp Road | Terraced | 4+ | B | £660,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 28 Batchwood Drive | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £650,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 9 Beechwood Avenue | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £1,300,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 18 Church Street | Terraced | 4+ | C | £710,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 10 Meadow Close | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £1,482,000 | Jul 2026 |
1,774 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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