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2,611 people · median £640,000 · St Albans
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£640,000 median 14th cheapest of 21 neighbourhoods
among 21 neighbourhoods in St Albans
A typical home here sells for £640,000, down 1.8% over five years. That's about 15× local earnings — around the 16.9× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 22 sales
Median sold price£640,000
5-year change-1.8%
Price per square metre£4,550 · 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 ownership77%
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
£4,550 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 How Wood 34 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Street Lane | £462,500 | 116 | -0.9% |
| How Wood | £189,000 | 110 | +15.4% |
| Maplefield | £281,000 | 98 | +24.2% |
| Ringway Road | £297,000 | 90 | +56.1% |
| Burston Drive | £550,000 | 83 | +36.1% |
| Woodlands | £201,000 | 70 | — |
| Birchwood Way | £231,000 | 61 | — |
| Hazel Road | £410,000 | 60 | +11.3% |
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 How Wood 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 How Wood — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6, Wood End Park Street | Terraced | 4+ | C | £500,000 | May 2026 |
| 2 Heyford End Balmoral Close Park Street | Detached | 4+ | C | £825,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 53 Burston Drive Park Street | Detached | 4+ | D | £720,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 105 How Wood Park Street | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £640,000 | Feb 2026 |
| 32 Burston Drive | Detached | — | — | £950,000 | Feb 2026 |
| 23 Hazel Road Park Street | Detached | 4+ | C | £695,000 | Jan 2026 |
| 14 Burston Drive Park Street | Detached | 4+ | C | £765,000 | Jan 2026 |
| 4 Ringway Road Park Street | Detached | 2 | D | £500,000 | Jan 2026 |
| 11 Woodlands Park Street | Terraced | 2 | C | £400,000 | Dec 2025 |
| 226 Park Street Lane | Detached | — | — | £1,000,000 | Dec 2025 |
46 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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