House prices in AL1 2 (St Albans)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'AL1 2' (St Albans) - statistics were last calculated on 04 October 2024.


Defining 'AL1 2'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "AL1 2", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it St Albans.

You can click on the map to change sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in St Albans is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area
E.g. 3, Ashdales, St Albans, sold for £341,520 on Jul-2024. Given the internal area of 51 square metres, the price per sqm is £6,696.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £6,150-£6,500, £6,500-£6,850, £6,850-£7,200 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 100 sales in St Albans (AL1 2) that took place in the last two years.

Distribution of £ per sqm for St Albans
Distribution of £ per sqm house prices in St Albans

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You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in St Albans (AL1 2). Of the 100 transactions, half were sold for between £5,830 and £7,540 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'AL1 2' is £6,550. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £7,540 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for St Albans

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring St Albans. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

Property price heatmap for St Albans
House price heatmap for St Albans

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'AL1 2' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector Lower quartile Middle quartile Upper quartile
AL1 3 St Albans £5,430 sqm £6,200 sqm £7,180 sqm
AL1 2 St Albans £5,830 sqm £6,550 sqm £7,540 sqm
AL1 1 St Albans £5,740 sqm £6,980 sqm £8,200 sqm
AL1 4 St Albans £6,830 sqm £7,930 sqm £8,750 sqm
AL1 5 St Albans £5,550 sqm £6,630 sqm £7,560 sqm

Will St Albans house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for AL1 2 (St Albans) compared with both the wider area AL1 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

Historic price per square metre in St Albans,St Albans
House price trends for St Albans

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For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Most recent AL1 2 sales
Recent trends for St Albans

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for St Albans to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about St Albans and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street Avg size Avg £sqm Recent sales
Tavistock Avenue, St Albans, AL1 2N 79 sqm £5,959 17
Prospect Road, St Albans, AL1 2A 84 sqm £7,150 15
Holyrood Crescent, St Albans, AL1 2L 83 sqm £4,952 13
Sadleir Road, St Albans, AL1 2B 86 sqm £8,040 12
Westminster Court, St Albans, AL1 2D 63 sqm £5,962 12
Robert Avenue, St Albans, AL1 2Q 101 sqm £6,891 12
Watford Road, St Albans, AL1 2A 153 sqm £7,224 11
Vesta Avenue, St Albans, AL1 2P 99 sqm £6,816 10

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Raw data

Our analysis of St Albans is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address Paid sqm £/sqm
3, Ashdales, St Albans £341,520
Jul-2024
51 6,696
103, Cottonmill Lane, St Albans £860,000
Jul-2024
151 5,695
9, Boleyn Drive, St Albans £750,000
Jul-2024
98 7,653

See the entire list of all sales in St Albans (AL1 2) here.

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