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107 sales in the last 12 months · median £668,000 · St Albans
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What does it cost? This postcode sector
A typical home here sells for £668,000, up 8.4% over five years. That's about 15× local earnings — around the 16.9× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 118 sales
Median sold price£668,000
5-year change+8.4%
Price per square metre£5,614 · median across AcreRight-covered districts £4,087
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 ownership71%
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
£5,614 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 5 60 streets — this postcode sector, broken down
| Street | Median price | Sales | 5-year change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Road | £235,000 | 414 | +47.7% |
| Crabtree Lane | £525,000 | 226 | +57.4% |
| Cowper Road | £403,750 | 225 | +27.7% |
| Overstone Road | £420,000 | 207 | +50.9% |
| Lower Luton Road | £247,500 | 206 | +15.9% |
| Chesterton Avenue | £358,750 | 154 | +29.6% |
| Topstreet Way | £533,250 | 148 | +18.8% |
| Batford Road | £268,750 | 146 | +35.8% |
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 5 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 5 — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 Crabtree Lane | Detached | 4+ | B | £2,250,000 | May 2026 |
| 58 Lower Luton Road | Detached | 4+ | D | £620,000 | May 2026 |
| 4 Lyndhurst Drive | Detached | 4+ | E | £2,070,000 | May 2026 |
| 25 The Cedars Milton Road | Flat | 1 | E | £270,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 2 Keats House Milton Road | Flat | — | — | £475,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 46, Millstone Way | Flat | 3 | B | £340,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 6 Haddon Court Shakespeare Road | Terraced | — | — | £685,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 57, Barnfield Road | Semi-detached | 4+ | D | £992,500 | Apr 2026 |
| 160, Lower Luton Road | Semi-detached | 2 | E | £515,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 14 Coleridge Court Milton Road | Flat | — | — | £590,000 | Mar 2026 |
107 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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