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5,797 people · median £707,500 · St Albans
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St Albans Council · Liberal Democrat-controlled 44/56 seats · 79% · OCD 2026
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What does it cost? This neighbourhood
dearestcheapest
£707,500 median 17th cheapest of 21 neighbourhoods
among 21 neighbourhoods in St Albans
A typical home here sells for £707,500, up 21.7% over five years. That's about 15× local earnings — around the 16.9× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 50 sales
Median sold price£707,500
5-year change+21.7%
Price per square metre£5,685 · 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 ownership62%
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
£5,685 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 Townsend 53 streets — this neighbourhood, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goldsmith Way | £400,000 | 313 | +18% |
| Batchwood Drive | £292,500 | 197 | +25.2% |
| Folly Lane | £291,750 | 180 | +36.4% |
| Oster Street | £269,950 | 179 | +13.1% |
| Cannon Street | £320,000 | 158 | +15.1% |
| Ladysmith Road | £320,000 | 147 | +2% |
| Normandy Road | £350,000 | 133 | +27.5% |
| Kimberley Road | £334,975 | 132 | +16.9% |
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 Townsend 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 Townsend — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Kimberley Road | Terraced | 3 | D | £640,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 33 Harpenden Road | Detached | 4+ | C | £925,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 8 Ladysmith Road | Terraced | 3 | D | £670,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 16 Kimberley Road | Terraced | 3 | C | £760,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 61 FOLLY AVENUE ST ALBANS | Terraced | 2 | D | £625,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 162, Folly Lane | Semi-detached | 4+ | B | £895,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 3 Oster Street | Terraced | 3 | E | £550,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 19, Neville Close | Flat | 2 | B | £345,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 154 Folly Lane | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £470,000 | Mar 2026 |
| 69, Normandy Road | Detached | 3 | E | £789,000 | Mar 2026 |
96 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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