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6,944 people · median £535,000 · 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 postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £535,000, down 4.6% over five years. That's about 15× local earnings — around the 16.9× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 26 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£535,000
5-year change-4.6%
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 loss from St Albans19.4%
Of the homes across St Albans 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) across St Albans — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership61%
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
£4,985 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 street in AL1 2 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tavistock Avenue | £215,500 | 240 | -38.9% |
| Prospect Road | £240,150 | 224 | — |
| Mercers Row | £157,000 | 173 | -17.8% |
| Cottonmill Lane | £280,000 | 151 | -4.3% |
| Westminster Court | £229,000 | 134 | +3% |
| Holyrood Crescent | £231,000 | 108 | +39.8% |
| Watling Street | £675,000 | 104 | -11.4% |
| Vesta Avenue | £230,000 | 96 | — |
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 AL1 2 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 AL1 2 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40, Mercers Row | Terraced | 1 | C | £325,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 41 Westminster Court | Flat | 1 | D | £370,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 1 Nunnery Close | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £950,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 6, Deacon Close | Flat | 2 | D | £400,000 | May 2026 |
| 37 Tavistock Avenue | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £950,000 | May 2026 |
| 5 MERCERS ROW ST ALBANS | Terraced | 2 | C | £470,000 | May 2026 |
| 17 Martyr Close | Terraced | 3 | C | £425,000 | May 2026 |
| 55 Tavistock Avenue | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £623,000 | May 2026 |
| 9, Mercers Row | Semi-detached | 2 | C | £560,000 | Apr 2026 |
| Flat 23 Abbott House Abbey View Everard Close | Flat | — | — | £247,500 | Apr 2026 |
65 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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