Typical 3-bedroom house£712kmost £604k–£865k
Houses per m²£7,250flats £5,059
Sold last year2141,511 in five years
Prices in St Albans+2.4%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in AL4 sold for £711,718 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £604,206 and £865,232, for about 94 m² of space. That is 5% more than the same home across St. Albans (£681,000).
214 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £228k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in AL4 8 (£6,643) and the most in AL4 9 (£7,554).
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 £3,246 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £142,000 for that mortgage: what £150,000 buys.
Questions about AL4
Is AL4 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 5% 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 (87% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (84.4% against 43.8%); 214 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 AL4?
A typical 3-bedroom house in AL4 sold for £711,718 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £604,206 and £865,232.
Is AL4 expensive for St. Albans?
A 3-bedroom house in AL4 costs 5% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across St. Albans (£681,000).
How many homes sell in AL4 each year?
214 homes sold in the last year and 1,511 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near AL4?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Wheatfields Junior Mixed School, where 87% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near AL4?
For a 3-bedroom house, AL10 (£414k, 5 km), AL8 (£571k, 7 km), AL2 (£604k, 7 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.