UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/al4
AL4St Albans, England
House prices in AL4, St Albans
Homes in AL4 sold for a median of £660,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 695 standard sales.
That makes it the third 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 | 174 | £890,000 | £770,000 to £1,100,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 264 | £730,000 | £604,000 to £901,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 150 | £495,000 | £422,000 to £575,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 107 | £285,000 | £240,000 to £351,000 | Too few |
Only 30 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 38% of sales, ahead of detached houses at 25%.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.1 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
107 sales in AL4, or 15%, were for £1 million or more, against 3% across England and Wales.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
- Work out stamp duty
Where prices are higher in AL4
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in AL4 8, around Wheathampstead, with a median of £707,500, and lowest in AL4 9, around St Albans, at £585,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in AL4 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 91 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| AL4 8LQ | £2,750,000 | 3 |
| AL4 9XY | £1,305,000 | 3 |
| AL4 9RW | £1,300,000 | 3 |
| AL4 9UN | £1,150,000 | 3 |
| AL4 8LY | £1,104,500 | 6 |
| AL4 8QB | £1,050,000 | 3 |
| AL4 0SX | £1,030,000 | 4 |
| AL4 9UB | £1,006,000 | 3 |
| AL4 8AT | £987,500 | 4 |
| AL4 9QH | £985,000 | 3 |
| AL4 8LU | £965,500 | 4 |
| AL4 0EN | £934,500 | 4 |
| AL4 9PF | £920,000 | 4 |
| AL4 0LU | £912,500 | 4 |
| AL4 9JW | £881,000 | 3 |
| AL4 0BT | £865,000 | 4 |
| AL4 0JG | £865,000 | 3 |
| AL4 9YG | £865,000 | 3 |
| AL4 8HR | £850,000 | 3 |
| AL4 9BU | £837,000 | 4 |
| AL4 0XH | £820,500 | 4 |
| AL4 8LD | £820,000 | 3 |
| AL4 0EZ | £790,000 | 3 |
| AL4 0LG | £780,000 | 13 |
| AL4 0UL | £755,000 | 4 |
| AL4 8DY | £740,000 | 4 |
| AL4 0ER | £735,000 | 3 |
| AL4 8NW | £730,000 | 3 |
| AL4 8FJ | £725,000 | 4 |
| AL4 8PX | £720,000 | 4 |
| AL4 0UY | £710,000 | 3 |
| AL4 9JA | £690,000 | 3 |
| AL4 0QJ | £681,500 | 6 |
| AL4 0UZ | £680,000 | 4 |
| AL4 0LW | £675,000 | 3 |
| AL4 0JR | £668,000 | 3 |
| AL4 9HZ | £668,000 | 3 |
| AL4 0DR | £660,000 | 4 |
| AL4 8FH | £645,000 | 7 |
| AL4 9HY | £625,000 | 3 |
| AL4 0SD | £620,000 | 3 |
| AL4 0SQ | £620,000 | 3 |
| AL4 9AX | £620,000 | 5 |
| AL4 9HB | £620,000 | 3 |
| AL4 0TN | £618,000 | 3 |
| AL4 9NN | £605,000 | 3 |
| AL4 0GX | £600,000 | 3 |
| AL4 0FZ | £590,000 | 3 |
| AL4 0QA | £590,000 | 3 |
| AL4 0LD | £582,000 | 4 |
| AL4 9LP | £575,000 | 4 |
| AL4 0XP | £570,000 | 3 |
| AL4 8QE | £565,000 | 3 |
| AL4 8BA | £562,500 | 3 |
| AL4 8PE | £550,000 | 3 |
| AL4 9JD | £550,000 | 3 |
| AL4 8AN | £545,000 | 5 |
| AL4 9TT | £545,000 | 3 |
| AL4 0NT | £535,000 | 6 |
| AL4 9QU | £535,000 | 5 |
| AL4 8JZ | £525,000 | 3 |
| AL4 9JG | £522,500 | 4 |
| AL4 9AH | £514,000 | 8 |
| AL4 8HH | £505,000 | 4 |
| AL4 9BJ | £500,000 | 4 |
| AL4 0TL | £495,000 | 4 |
| AL4 9JU | £480,000 | 9 |
| AL4 9LF | £460,000 | 3 |
| AL4 9BB | £457,500 | 4 |
| AL4 8HJ | £448,000 | 3 |
| AL4 9HD | £440,000 | 5 |
| AL4 0NN | £435,000 | 3 |
| AL4 0NS | £425,000 | 3 |
| AL4 9TR | £423,000 | 3 |
| AL4 9HT | £420,000 | 3 |
| AL4 9TY | £372,500 | 5 |
| AL4 9QN | £365,000 | 3 |
| AL4 9YB | £357,500 | 4 |
| AL4 8PR | £356,500 | 6 |
| AL4 8PD | £356,000 | 3 |
| AL4 9QR | £353,000 | 3 |
| AL4 9AQ | £310,000 | 3 |
| AL4 9UA | £295,000 | 5 |
| AL4 9FP | £290,000 | 3 |
| AL4 9QY | £279,000 | 8 |
| AL4 9BA | £275,000 | 3 |
| AL4 8DA | £265,000 | 3 |
| AL4 0DL | £255,000 | 4 |
| AL4 9QW | £238,000 | 3 |
| AL4 9UY | £228,000 | 3 |
| AL4 8JN | £170,000 | 7 |
Prices over time
The median rose 33%, from £480,000 in 2016 to £639,000 in 2025, the same as the 33% rise for a typical district in the East of England.
Sales picked up in 2025: 412 standard sales in AL4, 22% more than the 338 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. AL4 is the second most expensive.
- AL5 Harpenden£775,000
- AL4 St Albans, this district£660,000
- AL3 St Albans£630,500
- AL2 St Albans£543,500
- AL1 St Albans£532,500
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £250,000 for a flat on Cutmore Drive to £1,924,000 for a detached house on Rose Walk.
The latest standard sales recorded in AL4. 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.
- 30 Ash GroveSold for £805,000
- 16 Twyford RoadSold for £265,000
- 1 Twyford RoadSold for £475,000
- 10 Pasture ViewSold for £693,750
- 425 Hatfield RoadSold for £650,000
- 7 Shottfield CloseSold for £287,500
- 29 Rose WalkSold for £1,924,000
- 13 Cutmore DriveSold for £250,000
- 1 Highview GardensSold for £772,000
- 9 Sherwood AvenueSold for £820,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- The Ridgeway, St Albans£805,00027 sales
- Lower Luton Road, Wheathampstead£570,00013 sales
- Osier Road, Colney Heath£780,00013 sales
- Hughenden Road, St Albans£348,00012 sales
- Hatfield Road, St Albans£710,00011 sales
Living in AL4
Crime
49 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 72 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 89% of homes can get it
Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
69% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all 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.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of AL4, from the sales in AL4, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Hill End 131 sales£765,000
- Marshalswick West 63 sales£687,500
- Sandridge & Wheathampstead 202 sales£647,500
- Colney Heath 60 sales£600,000
- Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm 233 sales£539,000
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | |
| B | 35 | |
| C | 370 | |
| D | 235 | |
| E | 28 | |
| F | 7 | |
| G | 1 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | ||
| 46 | ||
| 85 | ||
| 186 | ||
| 157 | ||
| 78 | ||
| 85 | ||
| 20 |
About these figures
The figures come from 695 standard sales in AL4 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 15% 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.