AL5 postcode district

Property prices and recorded sales

AL5: 18,958 recorded property sales with dates, prices and address history. HM Land Registry records, not current valuations.

Latest recorded sale
16 July 2026
All recorded sales
18,958
Since 4 January 1995
Five-year median
£770,500
Sales in five-year window
2,424

Five-year sales by property type

Detached 770
Semi-detached 632
Terraced 352
Flats 574
Other 96

Annual property market

Bars show recorded Price Paid sales. Lines show median sale prices. Hover or tap a year for exact values, or select a legend item to show or hide a series.

Annual property market data
YearRecorded salesAll property types median sale priceDetached median sale priceSemi-detached median sale priceTerraced median sale priceFlat or maisonette median sale priceOther median sale price
2015608£625,000£980,000£639,000£439,500£300,000£495,000
2016608£567,375£1,000,000£650,000£470,000£325,000£347,500
2017531£650,000£1,015,000£662,500£497,000£340,000£693,125
2018522£695,000£1,050,000£670,000£500,000£325,000£549,500
2019536£703,500£1,000,000£717,500£550,000£327,500£713,500
2020460£729,286£1,100,000£770,000£545,000£335,000£637,250
2021689£700,000£1,275,000£750,000£540,000£335,000£550,000
2022564£755,500£1,300,000£800,000£635,000£360,000£1,000,000
2023476£782,500£1,335,000£805,000£610,000£330,000£800,000
2024492£775,000£1,300,000£775,000£615,000£345,000£350,000
2025532£775,000£1,400,000£835,500£602,500£350,000£1,435,000
2026151£722,500£1,321,250£875,000£595,000£337,500£275,000

Every recorded sale

18,921-18,940 of 18,958 · AL5

July 2021 to July 2026

  • 8 February 1995

    £40,000

    Homedell House, 35, Roundwood Lane, Harpenden, AL5 3RA

    Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property

  • 8 February 1995

    £204,500

    4, Grasmere Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 5PS

    Detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 7 February 1995

    £174,950

    6, Sir Josephs Walk, Harpenden, AL5 2DT

    Semi-detached, Freehold, new build

  • 6 February 1995

    £105,000

    2, Churchfield, Harpenden, AL5 1LL

    Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 3 February 1995

    £225,000

    50a, Townsend Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2QS

    Detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 3 February 1995

    £103,000

    34, Broadstone Road, Harpenden, AL5 1RF

    Detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 2 February 1995

    £53,500

    32, Aysgarth Close, Harpenden, AL5 5UG

    Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property

  • 2 February 1995

    £120,000

    14, Bewdley Close, Harpenden, AL5 1QX

    Detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 31 January 1995

    £145,000

    38, Ridge Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 3LT

    Detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 31 January 1995

    £72,000

    1, Globe Close, Harpenden, AL5 5JH

    Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 30 January 1995

    £92,000

    Carlton Court, 11, Carlton Road, Harpenden, AL5 4SY

    Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property

  • 27 January 1995

    £45,000

    6, Lea Walk, Harpenden, AL5 4NG

    Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property

  • 27 January 1995

    £187,500

    14a, Paddock Wood, Harpenden, AL5 1JS

    Detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 26 January 1995

    £180,000

    11d, Douglas Road, Harpenden, AL5 2EN

    Detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 26 January 1995

    £79,500

    7, The Mews, Harpenden, AL5 4TF

    Terraced, Leasehold, existing property

  • 25 January 1995

    £68,000

    11, St Martins Close, Harpenden, AL5 5JG

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 25 January 1995

    £126,000

    23, Common Lane, Harpenden, AL5 5BT

    Detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 20 January 1995

    £195,000

    11, Townsend Road, Harpenden, AL5 4BQ

    Detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 20 January 1995

    £208,500

    56, Townsend Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2RG

    Detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 20 January 1995

    £86,300

    33, Marquis Lane, Harpenden, AL5 5AE

    Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property

Local property price history

25-36 of 378 monthly records

Average price trend

Latest 12 monthly UK House Price Index records for St Albans.

Average price trend data
PeriodAverage price
July 2023£606,214
August 2023£604,371
September 2023£610,753
October 2023£610,499
November 2023£605,564
December 2023£602,788
January 2024£609,142
February 2024£618,190
March 2024£612,812
April 2024£606,301
May 2024£604,956
June 2024£607,201
Monthly UK House Price Index records
MonthAreaAverage priceIndexMonthly changeAnnual changeSales volume
June 2024St Albans£607,20197.50.4%2.3%139
May 2024St Albans£604,95697.2-0.2%1.7%161
April 2024St Albans£606,30197.4-1.1%0.4%158
March 2024St Albans£612,81298.4-0.9%-1.4%141
February 2024St Albans£618,19099.31.5%-0.9%112
January 2024St Albans£609,14297.81.1%-2.2%129
December 2023St Albans£602,78896.8-0.5%-2.8%127
November 2023St Albans£605,56497.3-0.8%-4.0%146
October 2023St Albans£610,49998.10.0%-3.6%175
September 2023St Albans£610,75398.11.1%-3.6%150
August 2023St Albans£604,37197.1-0.3%-3.6%181
July 2023St Albans£606,21497.42.1%-1.6%162

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £770,500 from 2,424 recorded sales in AL5. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for St Albans is £651,448 in June 2026, up 4.3% year on year.

Local comparison

House prices in nearby postcode districts

Nearby districts are ranked by distance between their postcode centroids within 50 km. Prices are five-year medians from recorded HM Land Registry sales, not asking prices.