AL2 is an outcode in St Albans, covering the neighbourhoods of London Colney, Bricket Wood & Chiswell Green, How Wood & Park Street, Redbourn and The Camp & Cunningham. Over the last 12 months 215 properties changed hands — a median of £280k for flats (£4,863/sqm) and £595k for houses (£5,756/sqm). Housing stock peaks at EPC band C.
Recorded dwellings
7,116
residential addresses we hold records for
Across
3
sectors — see breakdown below
Sales
12 month
3 year
Flats
51
174
Houses
164
628
Recorded transactions across the area.
Median sale price
12 month
3 year
Flats
£280k
n = 51
£277k
n = 174
Houses
£595k
n = 164
£610k
n = 628
Median sale price across the window.
Median £/sqm
12 month
3 year
Flats
£4,863
n = 51
£4,851
n = 173
Houses
£5,756
n = 163
£5,843
n = 619
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
▼Easing
−1.6% vs 12m
−3.1% vs 3y
Flats
▲Firming
+3.9% vs 12m
+4.1% 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 £
£620k
n=59
Median £
£595k
n=59
Avg £/sqm
£5,719
n=59
Median £/sqm
£5,664
n=59
Houses · 12m
Avg £
£632k
n=164
Median £
£595k
n=164
Avg £/sqm
£5,780
n=163
Median £/sqm
£5,756
n=163
Houses · 3y
Avg £
£648k
n=628
Median £
£610k
n=628
Avg £/sqm
£5,956
n=619
Median £/sqm
£5,843
n=619
Flats · 6m
Avg £
£301k
n=19
Median £
£275k
n=19
Avg £/sqm
£4,955
n=19
Median £/sqm
£5,051
n=19
Flats · 12m
Avg £
£299k
n=51
Median £
£280k
n=51
Avg £/sqm
£4,880
n=51
Median £/sqm
£4,863
n=51
Flats · 3y
Avg £
£303k
n=174
Median £
£277k
n=174
Avg £/sqm
£4,807
n=173
Median £/sqm
£4,851
n=173
PRICE + VOLUME · 25Y
Medians and monthly sales, 2001–present.
EPC · 25Y
Certificates issued, by band.
Median EPC score
69
Median potential
81
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
Other/unknown
Band A
410
Flats/maisonettes
Band B
945
Flats/maisonettes
Terraced
Band C
2,143
Terraced
Semi-detached
Band D
3,441
Terraced
Semi-detached
Detached
Bungalows
Band E
3,083
Semi-detached
Detached
Bungalows
Band F
2,405
Detached
Band G
1,220
Detached
Band H
73
Band I
0
Flats/maisonettes
Terraced houses
Semi-detached houses
Detached houses
Bungalows
Other/unknown
Property type totals
Flats/maisonettes
2,854
21%
Terraced houses
3,055
22%
Semi-detached houses
2,976
22%
Detached houses
2,663
19%
Bungalows
1,909
14%
Other/unknown
383
2.8%
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 (AL2)?
Over the last 12 months the median house sale price in AL2 (St Albans) was £595k, with an average of £632k, from 164 recorded sales (HM Land Registry).
How much do flats cost in AL2?
The median flat sale price in AL2 over the last 12 months was £280k (about £4,863 per square metre), from 51 recorded sales.
What is the price per square metre in AL2?
Typical sale prices per square metre in AL2 are £5,756 for houses and £4,863 for flats, where floor area is recorded on the energy certificate.
What EPC rating do homes in AL2 have?
Homes in AL2 most commonly hold EPC band C, with a median current energy-efficiency score of 69 (a potential of 81 after improvements).
How many properties sold in AL2 in the last year?
215 properties were sold in AL2 over the last 12 months, and 802 over the last three years (HM Land Registry Price Paid data).