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

18,881-18,900 of 18,958 · AL5

July 2021 to July 2026

  • 10 March 1995

    £47,000

    12, Dell Close, Harpenden, AL5 4HP

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 6 March 1995

    £55,000

    Beaumont Court, 1, Milton Road, Harpenden, AL5 5LE

    Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property

  • 3 March 1995

    £96,000

    25, Barnfield Road, Harpenden, AL5 5TH

    Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 3 March 1995

    £44,000

    Homedell House, 50, Roundwood Lane, Harpenden, AL5 3RA

    Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property

  • 3 March 1995

    £137,000

    Roseness, 19, Flat 5, Salisbury Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2QF

    Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, new build

  • 1 March 1995

    £79,750

    67, Springfield Crescent, Harpenden, AL5 4LL

    Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 28 February 1995

    £46,000

    Beeson End Cottages, 5, Beeson End Lane, Harpenden, AL5 2AA

    Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 28 February 1995

    £220,000

    Gerard Court, Flat 10, Hitherfield Lane, Harpenden, AL5 4JA

    Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, new build

  • 28 February 1995

    £59,950

    Balfour Ct, 18a, Station Road, Harpenden, AL5 4XS

    Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property

  • 28 February 1995

    £116,500

    30, The Close, Harpenden, AL5 3NB

    Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 27 February 1995

    £178,950

    7, Sir Josephs Walk, Harpenden, AL5 2DT

    Semi-detached, Freehold, new build

  • 24 February 1995

    £286,500

    5, Hitherfield Lane, Harpenden, AL5 4JD

    Detached, Freehold, new build

  • 24 February 1995

    £170,000

    28, Brackendale Grove, Harpenden, AL5 3EJ

    Detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 24 February 1995

    £110,000

    33, Highfield Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 5UB

    Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 24 February 1995

    £124,000

    6a, Rosebery Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 2QP

    Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property

  • 24 February 1995

    £205,000

    50, West Common, Harpenden, AL5 2JW

    Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 24 February 1995

    £55,000

    Bryant Court, 4, Hollybush Lane, Harpenden, AL5 4BH

    Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property

  • 24 February 1995

    £71,500

    Stakers Court, 12, Milton Road, Harpenden, AL5 5PA

    Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property

  • 24 February 1995

    £180,000

    4, Shakespeare Road, Harpenden, AL5 5ND

    Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 23 February 1995

    £126,500

    31, Fairmead Avenue, Harpenden, AL5 5UD

    Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property

Local property price history

37-48 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 2022£616,177
August 2022£627,083
September 2022£633,543
October 2022£633,535
November 2022£631,116
December 2022£620,348
January 2023£622,540
February 2023£623,776
March 2023£621,810
April 2023£604,013
May 2023£594,750
June 2023£593,462
Monthly UK House Price Index records
MonthAreaAverage priceIndexMonthly changeAnnual changeSales volume
June 2023St Albans£593,46295.3-0.2%-2.4%167
May 2023St Albans£594,75095.5-1.5%-1.8%134
April 2023St Albans£604,01397.0-2.9%-0.7%125
March 2023St Albans£621,81099.9-0.3%1.2%163
February 2023St Albans£623,776100.20.2%3.2%132
January 2023St Albans£622,540100.00.4%3.4%137
December 2022St Albans£620,34899.6-1.7%5.9%206
November 2022St Albans£631,116101.4-0.4%7.1%217
October 2022St Albans£633,535101.80.0%7.9%240
September 2022St Albans£633,543101.81.0%6.8%245
August 2022St Albans£627,083100.71.8%6.2%261
July 2022St Albans£616,17799.01.3%6.2%217

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.