AL1 is an outcode in St Albans, covering the neighbourhoods of St Albans Central, Clarence Park, Cottonmill & Sopwell, Longacres and The Camp & Cunningham. Over the last 12 months 372 properties changed hands — a median of £337k for flats (£5,857/sqm) and £706k for houses (£7,438/sqm). Housing stock peaks at EPC band C.
Recorded dwellings
13,484
residential addresses we hold records for
Across
5
sectors — see breakdown below
Sales
12 month
3 year
Flats
142
636
Houses
230
1,003
Recorded transactions across the area.
Median sale price
12 month
3 year
Flats
£337k
n = 142
£350k
n = 636
Houses
£706k
n = 230
£725k
n = 1,003
Median sale price across the window.
Median £/sqm
12 month
3 year
Flats
£5,857
n = 141
£5,927
n = 587
Houses
£7,438
n = 230
£7,368
n = 994
Typical price per square metre, where floor area is available.
Bar height = median sale price. Tick = mean. Trend word reads the joint state of the 6m-vs-12m and 6m-vs-3y tiers.
Size-normalised — £ per sqm
Mean
Houses
▼Softening
−1.5% vs 12m
−0.5% vs 3y
Flats
▼Easing
−1.2% vs 12m
−2.3% vs 3y
From EPC-matched floor area. Hatched bars mark windows where fewer than 60% of sales matched a certificate.
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Avg £
Median £
Avg £/sqm
Median £/sqm
Houses · 6m
Avg £
£792k
n=71
Median £
£676k
n=71
Avg £/sqm
£7,339
n=71
Median £/sqm
£7,330
n=71
Houses · 12m
Avg £
£816k
n=230
Median £
£706k
n=230
Avg £/sqm
£7,501
n=230
Median £/sqm
£7,438
n=230
Houses · 3y
Avg £
£831k
n=1,003
Median £
£725k
n=1,003
Avg £/sqm
£7,522
n=994
Median £/sqm
£7,368
n=994
Flats · 6m
Avg £
£338k
n=39
Median £
£336k
n=39
Avg £/sqm
£5,669
n=38
Median £/sqm
£5,789
n=38
Flats · 12m
Avg £
£342k
n=142
Median £
£337k
n=142
Avg £/sqm
£5,842
n=141
Median £/sqm
£5,857
n=141
Flats · 3y
Avg £
£364k
n=636
Median £
£350k
n=636
Avg £/sqm
£5,928
n=587
Median £/sqm
£5,927
n=587
PRICE + VOLUME · 25Y
Medians and monthly sales, 2001–present.
EPC · 25Y
Certificates issued, by band.
Median EPC score
69
Median potential
80
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
COUNCIL TAX
Band distribution.
Column width shows the number of properties in each council tax band. Colour shows the composition within that band.
Flats/maisonettes
Semi-detached
Other/unknown
Band A
219
Flats/maisonettes
Band B
1,395
Flats/maisonettes
Band C
5,316
Flats/maisonettes
Terraced
Semi-detached
Band D
7,890
Flats/maisonettes
Terraced
Semi-detached
Band E
3,942
Terraced
Semi-detached
Detached
Band F
2,149
Semi-detached
Detached
Band G
2,054
Detached
Band H
217
Band I
0
Flats/maisonettes
Terraced houses
Semi-detached houses
Detached houses
Bungalows
Other/unknown
Property type totals
Flats/maisonettes
9,221
40%
Terraced houses
6,001
26%
Semi-detached houses
4,557
20%
Detached houses
2,759
12%
Bungalows
446
1.9%
Other/unknown
186
<1%
AMENITIES
Transport access and schools.
Counts of public transport stop points and schools inside the outcode (or within ~100m of the boundary). Drill into a sector for the full stop-by-stop list.
What is the average house price in St Albans (AL1)?
Over the last 12 months the median house sale price in AL1 (St Albans) was £706k, with an average of £816k, from 230 recorded sales (HM Land Registry).
How much do flats cost in AL1?
The median flat sale price in AL1 over the last 12 months was £337k (about £5,857 per square metre), from 142 recorded sales.
What is the price per square metre in AL1?
Typical sale prices per square metre in AL1 are £7,438 for houses and £5,857 for flats, where floor area is recorded on the energy certificate.
What EPC rating do homes in AL1 have?
Homes in AL1 most commonly hold EPC band C, with a median current energy-efficiency score of 69 (a potential of 80 after improvements).
How many properties sold in AL1 in the last year?
372 properties were sold in AL1 over the last 12 months, and 1,639 over the last three years (HM Land Registry Price Paid data).