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

18,901-18,920 of 18,958 · AL5

July 2021 to July 2026

  • 23 February 1995

    £93,000

    2, Wendover Close, Harpenden, AL5 5SH

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 22 February 1995

    £85,000

    9, Oulton Rise, Harpenden, AL5 4PL

    Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 17 February 1995

    £88,500

    41, Park Mount, Harpenden, AL5 3AS

    Detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 17 February 1995

    £118,500

    13, Bewdley Close, Harpenden, AL5 1QX

    Detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 17 February 1995

    £84,000

    7, Station Road, Harpenden, AL5 4SA

    Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 17 February 1995

    £94,000

    96, Cravells Road, Harpenden, AL5 1BQ

    Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 16 February 1995

    £142,000

    13, Wells Close, Harpenden, AL5 3LQ

    Detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 16 February 1995

    £88,750

    6, Marquis Lane, Harpenden, AL5 5AA

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 16 February 1995

    £85,500

    6, Altwood, Harpenden, AL5 5RU

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 14 February 1995

    £49,995

    Balfour Court, Flat 59, Station Road, Harpenden, AL5 4XT

    Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property

  • 13 February 1995

    £175,000

    69, Station Road, Harpenden, AL5 4RL

    Detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 10 February 1995

    £45,000

    116b, Lower Luton Road, Harpenden, AL5 5AN

    Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property

  • 10 February 1995

    £115,000

    44, Overstone Road, Harpenden, AL5 5PJ

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 10 February 1995

    £125,500

    5, Park Rise Close, Harpenden, AL5 3AW

    Semi-detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 10 February 1995

    £50,000

    2, Highmoor, Harpenden, AL5 4LQ

    Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property

  • 10 February 1995

    £86,500

    39, The Cedars, Harpenden, AL5 5LQ

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 9 February 1995

    £193,250

    3, Broad Fields, Harpenden, AL5 2HJ

    Detached, Freehold, existing property

  • 9 February 1995

    £90,000

    2, Wells Close, Harpenden, AL5 3LQ

    Terraced, Freehold, existing property

  • 9 February 1995

    £52,700

    64, Coldharbour Lane, Harpenden, AL5 4NH

    Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, existing property

  • 9 February 1995

    £193,000

    Gerard Court, Flat 5, Hitherfield Lane, Harpenden, AL5 4JA

    Flat or maisonette, Leasehold, new build

Local property price history

1-12 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 2025£632,503
August 2025£637,803
September 2025£633,763
October 2025£632,194
November 2025£620,804
December 2025£619,991
January 2026£622,891
February 2026£627,165
March 2026£624,418
April 2026£630,168
May 2026£639,766
June 2026£651,448
Monthly UK House Price Index records
MonthAreaAverage priceIndexMonthly changeAnnual changeSales volume
June 2026St Albans£651,448104.61.8%4.3%Not supplied
May 2026St Albans£639,766102.81.5%3.3%Not supplied
April 2026St Albans£630,168101.20.9%1.6%88
March 2026St Albans£624,418100.3-0.4%-0.2%122
February 2026St Albans£627,165100.70.7%-1.7%121
January 2026St Albans£622,891100.10.5%-2.4%122
December 2025St Albans£619,99199.6-0.1%-3.7%137
November 2025St Albans£620,80499.7-1.8%-2.8%149
October 2025St Albans£632,194101.6-0.2%-1.7%210
September 2025St Albans£633,763101.8-0.6%-0.5%191
August 2025St Albans£637,803102.50.8%2.6%185
July 2025St Albans£632,503101.61.3%3.8%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.