Detached
£839,023
31% above the Colney Heath average
41.3% of sales
What is the average house price in Colney Heath? £640,033
The average house price in Colney Heath is £640,033, based on 63 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 13.1% (£96,245) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −13.1%
- Sold in 12 months
- 63
- 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 Colney Heath?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£626,162
2% below the Colney Heath average
32.7% of sales
Terraced
£510,791
20% below the Colney Heath average
19.3% of sales
Flats
£315,357
51% below the Colney Heath average
6.7% of sales
Are house prices in Colney Heath going up or down?
House prices in Colney Heath are falling: down 13.1% (£96,245) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 27.5% (£138,215).
Past 12 months
−13.1%
−£96,245From £736,278 to £640,033
£736,278£640,033
Past 10 years
+27.5%
+£138,215From £501,818 to £640,033
£750,390£479,798
Quick answers for Colney Heath
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£1,135,000
Highest average, reached in April 2025
How many homes sold?
63
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Detached houses
41.3% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£500k - £1m
68.0% of sales
How many people live in Colney Heath?
6,263
1,451 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 Colney Heath?
2,373
550 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 Colney Heath?
109 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 91% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 15 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
6.1% of the area · 6 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 Colney Heath?
77 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · +6.0% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very 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.
How does Colney Heath rank?
6th most expensive area of St Albans.
Compared with 9 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Colney Heath?
The highest recorded sale prices in Colney Heath, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
the mill house coursers road, hertfordshire
£2,325,000
Sold March 2021
View house details
How do house prices in Colney Heath compare with nearby areas?
Colney Heath compared with the 6 nearest other areas in St Albans.
Colney Heath vs London Colney
- Colney Heath
- £640,033
- London Colney
- £430,698−£209,335
Open comparison
Colney Heath vs Sandridge
- Colney Heath
- £640,033
- Sandridge
- £597,749−£42,284
Open comparison
Colney Heath vs St Stephen
- Colney Heath
- £640,033
- St Stephen
- £635,860−£4,173
Open comparison
Colney Heath vs St Michael
- Colney Heath
- £640,033
- St Michael
- £1,066,250+£426,217
Open comparison
Colney Heath vs Wheathampstead
- Colney Heath
- £640,033
- Wheathampstead
- £789,223+£149,190
Open comparison
Colney Heath vs Harpenden
- Colney Heath
- £640,033
- Harpenden
- £929,111+£289,078
Open comparison
Thinking of buying in Colney Heath?
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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 00:29 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Colney Heath dataset covers 234 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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