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6,669 people · median £725,000 · St Albans
High wellbeingAmong the least deprived
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 £725,000, up 4.9% over five years. That's about 15× local earnings — around the 16.9× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 YTD · 33 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to May 2026£725,000
5-year change+4.9%
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 ownership83%
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
£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 £3,803.
HM Land Registry + EPC floor areas
Prices by street in AL5 1 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cravells Road | £268,000 | 324 | +24.8% |
| Southdown Road | £250,000 | 233 | -66.6% |
| Grove Road | £250,000 | 165 | +4.3% |
| Coleswood Road | £325,000 | 149 | +11% |
| Piggottshill Lane | £454,000 | 148 | +31.5% |
| Meadway | £572,500 | 134 | -5.6% |
| Eastmoor Park | £457,500 | 122 | +15.2% |
| Grove Avenue | £475,000 | 117 | +17.7% |
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%
| 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 AL5 1 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62, Grove Avenue | Semi-detached | 4+ | C | £882,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 4 Sherwoods Rise | Terraced | 3 | C | £490,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 2 Knowle Drive | Terraced | 3 | C | £585,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 15 Hilltop Walk | Terraced | 4+ | C | £895,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 2 Hawthorn Close | Semi-detached | 3 | D | £585,000 | Jul 2026 |
| 61 Coleswood Road | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £722,500 | Jun 2026 |
| 45 Queens Road | Terraced | 3 | C | £660,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 140 Cravells Road | Terraced | 4+ | C | £750,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 47 Long Buftlers | Detached | 4+ | D | £1,850,000 | Jun 2026 |
| 4 KINGCROFT ROAD | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £930,000 | May 2026 |
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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