Detached
£1,153,460
62% above the St Albans average
22.2% of sales
What is the average house price in St Albans? £711,392
The average house price in St Albans is £711,392, based on 1,659 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 1.7% (£12,331) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −1.7%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,659
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in St Albans?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£786,108
11% above the St Albans average
26.0% of sales
Terraced
£614,405
14% below the St Albans average
26.8% of sales
Flats
£333,807
53% below the St Albans average
24.9% of sales
Are house prices in St Albans going up or down?
House prices in St Albans are falling: down 1.7% (£12,331) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 27.2% (£152,036).
Past 12 months
−1.7%
−£12,331From £723,723 to £711,392
£729,150£711,392
Past 10 years
+27.2%
+£152,036From £559,356 to £711,392
£725,436£559,356
Quick answers for St Albans
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£838,637
Highest average, reached in August 2025
How many homes sold?
1,659
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
26.8% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
48.7% of sales
How many people live in St Albans?
148,141
2,378 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in St Albans?
58,947
946 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in St Albans?
49 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 73% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 6.8 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
4.5% of the area · 86 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in St Albans?
65 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · +0.7% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Harpenden Rural
£1,608,333
Least expensive
London Colney
£430,698
How does St Albans rank?
1st most expensive area of Hertfordshire.
Compared with 10 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in St Albans?
The highest recorded sale prices in St Albans, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in St Albans compare with nearby areas?
St Albans compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Hertfordshire.
St Albans vs Welwyn Hatfield
- St Albans
- £711,392
- Welwyn Hatfield
- £491,290−£220,102
Open comparison
St Albans vs Hertsmere
- St Albans
- £711,392
- Hertsmere
- £614,396−£96,996
Open comparison
St Albans vs Watford
- St Albans
- £711,392
- Watford
- £450,301−£261,091
Open comparison
St Albans vs Three Rivers
- St Albans
- £711,392
- Three Rivers
- £656,253−£55,139
Open comparison
St Albans vs Dacorum
- St Albans
- £711,392
- Dacorum
- £532,720−£178,672
Open comparison
St Albans vs Stevenage
- St Albans
- £711,392
- Stevenage
- £349,168−£362,224
Open comparison
Which areas of St Albans are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 9 areas of St Albans, most expensive first.
- 1
£1,608,333
Change over one year: +19.7%
- 2
£1,066,250
Change over one year: +13.7%
- 3
£929,111
Change over one year: −1.2%
- 4
£789,223
Change over one year: +10.0%
- 5
£641,624
Change over one year: −1.3%
- 6
£640,033
Change over one year: −13.1%
- 7
£635,860
Change over one year: +0.6%
- 8
£597,749
Change over one year: −10.1%
- 9
£430,698
Change over one year: −8.4%
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:23 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The St Albans dataset covers 6,695 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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