UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/al3
AL3St Albans, England
House prices in AL3, St Albans
Homes in AL3 sold for a median of £630,500 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 722 standard sales.
That makes it the fourth most expensive of the 10 AL postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 145 | £900,000 | £715,000 to £1,225,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 193 | £687,500 | £559,000 to £875,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 287 | £600,000 | £477,000 to £748,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 97 | £345,000 | £280,000 to £425,000 | Too few |
Only 29 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.
Terraced houses were the most common type sold here, at 40% of sales, ahead of semi-detached houses at 27%.
103 sales in AL3, or 14%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.
Flats here sold for a median of £345,000, 22% more than the £282,500 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
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Where prices are higher in AL3
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in AL3 4, around St Albans, with a median of £790,000, and lowest in AL3 8, around Markyate, at £443,500. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in AL3 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 83 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| AL3 6BQ | £1,360,000 | 3 |
| AL3 4QS | £1,200,000 | 3 |
| AL3 7DU | £1,200,000 | 3 |
| AL3 4GH | £1,175,000 | 3 |
| AL3 5RE | £1,150,000 | 3 |
| AL3 5PH | £1,130,500 | 4 |
| AL3 7EU | £1,112,500 | 4 |
| AL3 4AZ | £1,100,000 | 3 |
| AL3 4BQ | £1,090,000 | 3 |
| AL3 5JD | £950,000 | 3 |
| AL3 7HT | £912,000 | 3 |
| AL3 5LG | £885,000 | 3 |
| AL3 4SF | £881,000 | 3 |
| AL3 4LZ | £880,000 | 3 |
| AL3 4GJ | £875,000 | 5 |
| AL3 4NA | £870,000 | 3 |
| AL3 5NJ | £862,500 | 3 |
| AL3 5QT | £830,000 | 3 |
| AL3 7EL | £820,000 | 5 |
| AL3 4TL | £817,500 | 3 |
| AL3 6EU | £811,000 | 3 |
| AL3 4QT | £810,000 | 3 |
| AL3 8JS | £810,000 | 3 |
| AL3 5PZ | £795,000 | 4 |
| AL3 5JU | £790,000 | 3 |
| AL3 5PJ | £775,000 | 3 |
| AL3 4JY | £760,000 | 3 |
| AL3 4AS | £755,000 | 6 |
| AL3 7PE | £737,500 | 4 |
| AL3 5QL | £727,500 | 4 |
| AL3 5PX | £725,500 | 8 |
| AL3 4TG | £725,000 | 3 |
| AL3 5QJ | £715,000 | 5 |
| AL3 5NQ | £707,500 | 4 |
| AL3 4QG | £670,000 | 5 |
| AL3 5HU | £660,000 | 4 |
| AL3 5NG | £645,000 | 6 |
| AL3 6HL | £643,000 | 5 |
| AL3 8HL | £632,500 | 3 |
| AL3 5PY | £626,500 | 4 |
| AL3 5NB | £625,000 | 3 |
| AL3 6HR | £625,000 | 3 |
| AL3 7DR | £625,000 | 5 |
| AL3 5QN | £618,000 | 8 |
| AL3 7NL | £616,000 | 3 |
| AL3 7JA | £605,000 | 3 |
| AL3 4RA | £595,000 | 3 |
| AL3 5JW | £595,000 | 4 |
| AL3 4QA | £593,500 | 4 |
| AL3 7DH | £591,500 | 3 |
| AL3 7HS | £590,000 | 3 |
| AL3 4DG | £583,000 | 3 |
| AL3 5JL | £582,500 | 6 |
| AL3 6DN | £575,000 | 3 |
| AL3 6LJ | £575,000 | 3 |
| AL3 5QW | £560,500 | 4 |
| AL3 7DA | £545,000 | 3 |
| AL3 5UB | £544,000 | 4 |
| AL3 5FE | £542,000 | 4 |
| AL3 8RS | £535,500 | 4 |
| AL3 8HY | £514,000 | 3 |
| AL3 7LP | £505,000 | 4 |
| AL3 6LP | £488,500 | 4 |
| AL3 8PJ | £475,000 | 3 |
| AL3 8FH | £461,500 | 4 |
| AL3 7JP | £447,500 | 3 |
| AL3 7LS | £430,000 | 3 |
| AL3 7LW | £417,500 | 3 |
| AL3 4TF | £415,500 | 3 |
| AL3 7FA | £400,000 | 3 |
| AL3 8JX | £395,000 | 5 |
| AL3 7LR | £390,000 | 7 |
| AL3 8LY | £365,000 | 3 |
| AL3 5BE | £350,000 | 3 |
| AL3 5LR | £349,000 | 6 |
| AL3 4PE | £345,000 | 3 |
| AL3 7JD | £338,000 | 3 |
| AL3 8LE | £327,000 | 3 |
| AL3 8JG | £320,000 | 7 |
| AL3 8HU | £312,500 | 4 |
| AL3 5NS | £205,000 | 3 |
| AL3 7NY | £197,500 | 4 |
| AL3 8NX | £180,000 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 29%, from £490,000 in 2016 to £634,000 in 2025, less than the 33% rise for a typical district in the East of England.
Sales picked up in 2025: 406 standard sales in AL3, 16% more than the 350 in 2024.
Postcode districts in the St Albans council area
Median sale price of the 5 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. AL3 is the third cheapest.
- AL5 Harpenden£775,000
- AL4 St Albans£660,000
- AL3 St Albans, this district£630,500
- AL2 St Albans£543,500
- AL1 St Albans£532,500
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of AL3, from the sales in AL3, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Verulam 173 sales£790,000
- Batchwood 155 sales£695,000
- Bernards Heath 73 sales£650,000
- St Peters 72 sales£650,000
- Redbourn 142 sales£597,500
- Watling 133 sales£443,500
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £420,000 for a terraced house on The Park to £899,950 for a semi-detached house on Townsend Drive.
The latest standard sales recorded in AL3. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 11 Bowes Lyon MewsSold for £825,000
- 55A Townsend DriveSold for £899,950
- 13 Welclose StreetSold for £520,000
- 69 The ParkSold for £420,000
- 12 Ver Brook AvenueSold for £485,000
- 15 Aysgarth RoadSold for £685,000
- 67 Bernard StreetSold for £675,000
- 39 Cannon StreetSold for £880,000
- 3C Folly LaneSold for £840,000
- 32 Portland StreetSold for £540,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- High Street, Markyate£355,00021 sales
- Bernard Street, St Albans£595,50016 sales
- Carlisle Avenue, St Albans£355,00011 sales
- The Park, Redbourn£430,00011 sales
- Church Street, St Albans£707,50010 sales
Living in AL3
Crime
56 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 60 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
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
Across its postcodes, an average of 81% of homes can get it
Lower than 63 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
Every postcode is in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 83 in 100 postcode districts.
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.
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | |
| B | 31 | |
| C | 342 | |
| D | 299 | |
| E | 59 | |
| F | 6 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 104 | ||
| 109 | ||
| 74 | ||
| 151 | ||
| 135 | ||
| 63 | ||
| 54 | ||
| 48 |
About these figures
The figures come from 722 standard sales in AL3 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 13% were flats.
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.