Smug Oak

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14 sales in the last 12 months · median £545,000 · St Albans

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What does it cost? This neighbourhood

A typical home here sells for £545,000, down 7.4% over five years. That's about 15× local earnings — around the 16.9× five-year average.

Sold prices This neighbourhood

Median sold price£545,000

5-year change-7.4%

£ per m²£4,982

Sales, last 12 months14

HM Land Registry Price Paid · this neighbourhood

By property type

Detached

£659k

Semi-detached

£560k

Terraced

£498k

Affordability15× earnings (5-yr avg 16.9×)

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Sold price trend from St Albans

2025 · 2,093 sales across St Albans

Full history since 1995

Yearly median, residential sales only (category-A, type D/S/T/F) across St Albans — the finest grain we hold a price trend at · HM Land Registry Price Paid

Home ownership71%

Owned outright

35%

With a mortgage

36%

Private rented

16%

Social rented

12%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,334

Your band:

St Albans City and District Council£195

Hertfordshire County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,858

Police & Crime Commissioner£280

Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

£4,982 per square metre

What this means ▾

Price per m² of floor area — the fairest way to compare differently-sized homes.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Neighbourhood prices in St Albans how Smug Oak 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

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