UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/st-albans
Council areaEast of England, England
House prices in St Albans
Homes in St Albans sold for a median of £621,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 3,861 standard sales.
That makes it the most expensive of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £349,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 835 | £995,000 | £765,000 to £1,467,000 | £6,849/m²from 37 sales |
| Semi-detached | 999 | £725,000 | £591,000 to £949,000 | £6,762/m²from 42 sales |
| Terraced | 1,045 | £580,000 | £475,000 to £725,000 | £6,737/m²from 40 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 982 | £332,500 | £269,000 to £405,000 | £5,109/m²from 34 sales |
Terraced houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers in St Albans, at 27% and 26% of sales.
Detached houses stand out against the East of England as a whole: a median of £995,000 here, 114% more than the £466,000 across the region.
673 sales in St Albans, or 17%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.
Measured by floor area, homes here sold for a median of £6,512 per m², 67% above the £3,900 across the East of England as a whole.
Prices over time
The median rose 24%, from £500,000 in 2016 to £620,000 in 2025, less than the 36% rise across the East of England as a whole.
Council areas in the East of England
Median sale price of the 45 council areas in the East of England with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. St Albans and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- St Albans, this council area£621,000
- Three Rivers£550,000
- Hertsmere£545,000
- Epping Forest£515,000
- Brentwood£500,000
- Cambridge£490,000
- Uttlesford£465,000
- Dacorum£450,000
- East Hertfordshire£450,000
- Welwyn Hatfield£435,000
- Broxbourne£433,000
- South Cambridgeshire£432,000
- North Hertfordshire£425,000
- Watford£420,000
- Chelmsford£408,500
Postcode districts in St Albans
The dearest district was AL5 (Harpenden), at £775,000, and the cheapest was AL1 (St Albans), at £532,500.
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- AL5Harpenden, 846 salesMedian price £775,000Price per square metre £6,378Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
- AL4St Albans, 695 salesMedian price £660,000Price per square metre £6,785Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −1%
- AL3St Albans, 722 salesMedian price £630,500Price per square metre £6,048Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +3%
- AL2St Albans, 618 salesMedian price £543,500Price per square metre £5,710Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −2%
- AL1St Albans, 1,128 salesMedian price £532,500Price per square metre £6,617Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 −5%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median rose most in AL3 (St Albans), up 3%, and fell most in AL1 (St Albans), down 5%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Campfield Road, St Albans (AL1)49 sales
- London Road, St Albans (AL1)38 sales
- Vickers Mews, St Albans (AL1)32 sales
- Grosvenor Road, St Albans (AL1)30 sales
- Camp Road, St Albans (AL1)27 sales
- The Ridgeway, St Albans (AL4)27 sales
- Charrington Place, St Albans (AL1)24 sales
- Hatfield Road, St Albans (AL1)23 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Crabtree Lane, Harpenden (AL5, detached houses, £1,395,000), Townsend Lane, Harpenden (AL5, £1,347,500) and Vickers Mews, St Albans (AL1, £970,000).
The cheapest were Hardwicke Place, London Colney (AL2, £247,500), Granville Road, St Albans (AL1, flats, £257,500) and Southdown Road, Harpenden (AL5, £265,000).
Living in St Albans
Crime
65 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 63 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
94% of homes can get it
Higher than 71 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
85% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 78 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,419 a year in St Albans for 2026 to 2027
Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
About these figures
St Albans's figures come from 3,861 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.