AL3 is an outcode in St Albans, covering the neighbourhoods of Townsend & New Greens, Redbourn, Verulam Park, St Albans Central and Markyate, Flamstead & Gaddesden. Over the last 12 months 267 properties changed hands — a median of £343k for flats (£5,517/sqm) and £660k for houses (£6,344/sqm). Housing stock peaks at EPC band D.
Recorded dwellings
8,756
residential addresses we hold records for
Across
5
sectors — see breakdown below
Sales
12 month
3 year
Flats
31
144
Houses
236
892
Recorded transactions across the area.
Median sale price
12 month
3 year
Flats
£343k
n = 31
£345k
n = 144
Houses
£660k
n = 236
£654k
n = 892
Median sale price across the window.
Median £/sqm
12 month
3 year
Flats
£5,517
n = 31
£5,472
n = 141
Houses
£6,344
n = 228
£6,523
n = 877
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
−3.1% vs 12m
−5.7% vs 3y
Flats
▲Firming
+3.1% vs 12m
+3.9% vs 3y
From EPC-matched floor area. Hatched bars mark windows where fewer than 60% of sales matched a certificate.
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Segment
Avg £
Median £
Avg £/sqm
Median £/sqm
Houses · 6m
Avg £
£696k
n=80
Median £
£629k
n=80
Avg £/sqm
£6,469
n=79
Median £/sqm
£6,149
n=79
Houses · 12m
Avg £
£774k
n=236
Median £
£660k
n=236
Avg £/sqm
£6,580
n=228
Median £/sqm
£6,344
n=228
Houses · 3y
Avg £
£745k
n=892
Median £
£654k
n=892
Avg £/sqm
£6,826
n=877
Median £/sqm
£6,523
n=877
Flats · 6m
Avg £
£358k
n=12
Median £
£316k
n=12
Avg £/sqm
£5,891
n=12
Median £/sqm
£5,686
n=12
Flats · 12m
Avg £
£359k
n=31
Median £
£343k
n=31
Avg £/sqm
£5,769
n=31
Median £/sqm
£5,517
n=31
Flats · 3y
Avg £
£360k
n=144
Median £
£345k
n=144
Avg £/sqm
£5,500
n=141
Median £/sqm
£5,472
n=141
PRICE + VOLUME · 25Y
Medians and monthly sales, 2001–present.
EPC · 25Y
Certificates issued, by band.
Median EPC score
67
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
Semi-detached
Other/unknown
Band A
247
Flats/maisonettes
Band B
788
Flats/maisonettes
Terraced
Band C
2,813
Terraced
Semi-detached
Band D
4,213
Terraced
Semi-detached
Band E
3,474
Terraced
Semi-detached
Detached
Band F
2,576
Terraced
Detached
Band G
2,086
Terraced
Detached
Band H
276
Band I
0
Flats/maisonettes
Terraced houses
Semi-detached houses
Detached houses
Bungalows
Other/unknown
Property type totals
Flats/maisonettes
2,932
18%
Terraced houses
5,257
32%
Semi-detached houses
4,050
24%
Detached houses
3,292
20%
Bungalows
853
5.1%
Other/unknown
213
1.3%
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 (AL3)?
Over the last 12 months the median house sale price in AL3 (St Albans) was £660k, with an average of £774k, from 236 recorded sales (HM Land Registry).
How much do flats cost in AL3?
The median flat sale price in AL3 over the last 12 months was £343k (about £5,517 per square metre), from 31 recorded sales.
What is the price per square metre in AL3?
Typical sale prices per square metre in AL3 are £6,344 for houses and £5,517 for flats, where floor area is recorded on the energy certificate.
What EPC rating do homes in AL3 have?
Homes in AL3 most commonly hold EPC band D, with a median current energy-efficiency score of 67 (a potential of 81 after improvements).
How many properties sold in AL3 in the last year?
267 properties were sold in AL3 over the last 12 months, and 1,036 over the last three years (HM Land Registry Price Paid data).