Typical 3-bedroom house£723kmost £611k–£848k
Houses per m²£8,082flats £6,079
Sold last year3062,384 in five years
Prices in St Albans+2.4%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in AL1 sold for £722,796 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £611,257 and £847,832, for about 89 m² of space. That is 6% more than the same home across St. Albans (£681,000).
306 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £258k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in AL1 2 (£7,349) and the most in AL1 4 (£8,784).
Across St Albans, prices are up 2.4% on a year ago and up 11.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £2,019 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £3,296 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £145,000 for that mortgage: what £150,000 buys.
Questions about AL1
Is AL1 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 6% more than across St. Albans; prices in St Albans are up 2.4% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (93% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (84.4% against 43.8%); 306 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in AL1?
A typical 3-bedroom house in AL1 sold for £722,796 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £611,257 and £847,832.
Is AL1 expensive for St. Albans?
A 3-bedroom house in AL1 costs 6% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across St. Albans (£681,000).
How many homes sell in AL1 each year?
306 homes sold in the last year and 2,384 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near AL1?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Maple Primary School, where 93% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near AL1?
For a 3-bedroom house, AL2 (£604k, 3 km), AL10 (£414k, 6 km), WD5 (£549k, 8 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.