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AL5 1

71 sales in the last 12 months · median £725,000 · St Albans

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What does it cost? This postcode sector

A typical home here sells for £725,000, up 4.9% over five years. That's about 15× local earnings — around the 16.9× five-year average.

Sold price history

2025 · 88 sales
£343k£442k£541k£639k£738k2010201720252014 +17%£696,250
Median sold price£725,000
5-year change+4.9%
Price per square metre£5,718 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £4,087
Full history since 1995
£35k£219k£403k£587k£771k1995201020252010 +26%−11%£696,250
HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Detached
£775k
Semi-detached
£794k
Terraced
£655k
Flat
£280k
Typical home price compared with annual local pay15× · five-year average 16.9×
HM Land Registry, 12 months

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

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

£5,718 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 £4,087.

HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas

Prices by street in AL5 1 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down

StreetMedian priceSales5-year change
Cravells Road£268,000322+27.4%
Southdown Road£250,000233-11.6%
Grove Road£250,000165+10.8%
Piggottshill Lane£454,000148+42.2%
Coleswood Road£323,000148+9.7%
Meadway£572,500134+2.9%
Eastmoor Park£465,000121+48.5%
Grove Avenue£475,000116+18.4%
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 AL5 1 compares · from St Albans

Fastest 5-yr growth: King Harry Park +37.9%
NeighbourhoodMedian price5-year changeSales, 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 AL5 1 — sold prices

Filters
AddressTypeBedsEPCPriceDate
71 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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