Buying a home in AL3, St. Albans. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£673kmost £551k–£825k

Houses per m²£7,033flats £5,471

Sold last year2171,606 in five years

Prices in St Albans+2.4%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in AL3 sold for £672,502 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £550,852 and £825,010, for about 93 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across St. Albans (£681,000).

217 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £204k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in AL3 8 (£5,265) and the most in AL3 4 (£8,269).

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 £3,067 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £135,000 for that mortgage: what £140,000 buys.

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House prices in AL3 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£338,393	£275k–£392k	47 m²	15
2	£533,000	£422k–£620k	67 m²	375
3	£672,502	£551k–£825k	93 m²	543
4	£860,369	£697k–£999k	120 m²	240
5+	£1,107,160	£868k–£1.49m	165 m²	240

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£338k	£533k	£673k	£860k	£1.11m
Detached	—	£567k	£755k	£935k	£1.28m
Semi-detached	—	£498k	£661k	£841k	£978k
Terraced	£307k	£543k	£665k	£806k	£962k
Flats	£204k	£378k	£427k	£488k	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across AL3

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
AL3 4	£8,269	£6,246
AL3 5	£8,220	£6,090
AL3 6	£6,784	£5,018
AL3 7	£6,200	£4,466
AL3 8	£5,265	£4,169

Schools near AL3

Best state secondary within 5 kmSt George's School85.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%7 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

AL5 Harpenden · 4 km3-bed house £752k AL1 St. Albans · 5 km3-bed house £723k HP2 Hemel Hempstead · 5 km3-bed house £427k AL4 St. Albans · 6 km3-bed house £712k AL2 St. Albans · 7 km3-bed house £604k HP1 Hemel Hempstead · 8 km3-bed house £482k HP3 Hemel Hempstead · 8 km3-bed house £493k WD5 Abbots Langley · 9 km3-bed house £549k

Questions about AL3

Is AL3 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across St. Albans; prices in St Albans are up 2.4% on a year ago; the best secondary is above it (85.3% against 43.8%); 217 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 AL3?

A typical 3-bedroom house in AL3 sold for £672,502 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £550,852 and £825,010.

Is AL3 expensive for St. Albans?

A 3-bedroom house in AL3 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across St. Albans (£681,000).

How many homes sell in AL3 each year?

217 homes sold in the last year and 1,606 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

Where is cheaper near AL3?

For a 3-bedroom house, HP2 (£427k, 5 km), AL2 (£604k, 7 km), HP1 (£482k, 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.