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AL2 1 in St Albans

St Albans council area · AL2 1 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector AL2 1 in St Albans. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

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Area guideAL2 1 · AL2 district6 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at AL2 1

Start with the home, then the everyday details. These records describe a postcode sector; check the address before deciding.

Compare with other places
Recorded sale median
£458,000150 sales · 2025
Nearest recorded station
3 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
6 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

The house median is £530,000 from 98 sales; the flat median is £275,000 from 52 sales in AL2 1. These are different property groups, and the transactions are from 2025. Different property mixes can change the medians.

What stands out in the records

  • Broadband availability

    Gigabit availability averages 96.4% across 223 residential postcode records in AL2 1, using Ofcom's January 2026 snapshot. This gives each postcode equal weight, not each home. Check the exact address for service.

  • Mapped parks nearby

    The nearest mapped park is 0.1 km from the AL2 1 sector centre, with 9 mapped parks within 1 km. These are map counts and straight-line distances, not a measure of park quality or access routes.

  • Station and supermarket distances

    From the AL2 1 sector centre, the nearest mapped station is 3.0 km away and supermarket 0.1 km away in a straight line. These are not journey times.

Streets and surroundings

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Photos near AL2 1 in St Albans

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for AL2 1. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Hover or tap a bar to see the sales sample.

150 sales in sample
98 sales in sample
12 sales in sample
28 sales in sample
58 sales in sample
52 sales in sample
Land Registry source

Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.

The dated rent series below covers a wider local authority, not this postcode sector. Use live rental searches below to check current asking rents.

How prices have changed nearby

ONS monthly averages for St Albans local authority. This is a wider area than the postcode sector above, whose recorded sale figures are medians for 2025.

This sector overlaps more than one council area

ONS boundaries dated December 2025 put the largest share of the mapped sector overlap in St Albans, about 69.2%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

Other overlaps of at least 5%: Hertsmere 30.8%. The charts cover St Albans only.

The boundaries cover about 100% of the stored sector shape. Coastlines, simplified boundaries and source dates can leave gaps or small overlaps. ONS boundary source, Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.

Average monthly private rent

£1,931Latest observed month · Aug 2026

Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026Monthly values from £1,427 to £1,931. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£1.9k£1.7k£1.4k202020232026
Aug 2026£1,931

Sept 2020 to Aug 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking rent.

How to read these figures

The ONS rent measure includes new and existing tenancies. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026
MonthAverage
Aug 2026£1,931
Jul 2026£1,931
Jun 2026£1,931
May 2026£1,925
Apr 2026£1,919
Mar 2026£1,912
Feb 2026£1,910
Jan 2026£1,907
Dec 2025£1,901
Nov 2025£1,895
Oct 2025£1,888
Sept 2025£1,883
Aug 2025£1,878
Jul 2025£1,874
Jun 2025£1,869
May 2025£1,864
Apr 2025£1,859
Mar 2025£1,857
Feb 2025£1,855
Jan 2025£1,848
Dec 2024£1,829
Nov 2024£1,807
Oct 2024£1,787
Sept 2024£1,773
Aug 2024£1,759
Jul 2024£1,743
Jun 2024£1,730
May 2024£1,720
Apr 2024£1,713
Mar 2024£1,704
Feb 2024£1,696
Jan 2024£1,685
Dec 2023£1,674
Nov 2023£1,658
Oct 2023£1,644
Sept 2023£1,635
Aug 2023£1,630
Jul 2023£1,625
Jun 2023£1,622
May 2023£1,621
Apr 2023£1,621
Mar 2023£1,614
Feb 2023£1,605
Jan 2023£1,593
Dec 2022£1,585
Nov 2022£1,577
Oct 2022£1,575
Sept 2022£1,569
Aug 2022£1,561
Jul 2022£1,548
Jun 2022£1,537
May 2022£1,531
Apr 2022£1,521
Mar 2022£1,510
Feb 2022£1,498
Jan 2022£1,492
Dec 2021£1,487
Nov 2021£1,482
Oct 2021£1,477
Sept 2021£1,472
Aug 2021£1,467
Jul 2021£1,467
Jun 2021£1,469
May 2021£1,470
Apr 2021£1,469
Mar 2021£1,462
Feb 2021£1,458
Jan 2021£1,443
Dec 2020£1,434
Nov 2020£1,427
Oct 2020£1,430
Sept 2020£1,431

Average house price

£646,781Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £553,115 to £647,124. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£647.1k£600.1k£553.1k202020232026
Jul 2026£646,781

Aug 2020 to Jul 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking price or valuation.

How to read these figures

The UK House Price Index uses a geometric mean for this local authority. It differs from the sector sale median above in geography, period and calculation. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026
MonthAverage
Jul 2026£646,781
Jun 2026£647,124
May 2026£639,751
Apr 2026£631,763
Mar 2026£626,004
Feb 2026£627,510
Jan 2026£623,750
Dec 2025£618,766
Nov 2025£620,617
Oct 2025£628,185
Sept 2025£631,260
Aug 2025£635,338
Jul 2025£632,028
Jun 2025£624,334
May 2025£619,609
Apr 2025£620,412
Mar 2025£625,971
Feb 2025£638,250
Jan 2025£638,012
Dec 2024£643,627
Nov 2024£638,619
Oct 2024£643,090
Sept 2024£636,956
Aug 2024£621,356
Jul 2024£609,258
Jun 2024£607,201
May 2024£604,956
Apr 2024£606,301
Mar 2024£612,812
Feb 2024£618,190
Jan 2024£609,142
Dec 2023£602,788
Nov 2023£605,564
Oct 2023£610,499
Sept 2023£610,753
Aug 2023£604,371
Jul 2023£606,214
Jun 2023£593,462
May 2023£594,750
Apr 2023£604,013
Mar 2023£621,810
Feb 2023£623,776
Jan 2023£622,540
Dec 2022£620,348
Nov 2022£631,116
Oct 2022£633,535
Sept 2022£633,543
Aug 2022£627,083
Jul 2022£616,177
Jun 2022£608,025
May 2022£605,839
Apr 2022£608,515
Mar 2022£614,487
Feb 2022£604,694
Jan 2022£602,177
Dec 2021£585,832
Nov 2021£589,375
Oct 2021£587,123
Sept 2021£592,983
Aug 2021£590,480
Jul 2021£580,438
Jun 2021£571,530
May 2021£564,257
Apr 2021£561,169
Mar 2021£560,948
Feb 2021£566,643
Jan 2021£566,255
Dec 2020£561,253
Nov 2020£559,660
Oct 2020£562,513
Sept 2020£567,303
Aug 2020£553,115
Everyday life

Connections and nearby services

Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.

Broadband and mobile

  • Gigabit availability across postcodesEstimate96.4%Mean across 223 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: St Albans; 66,334 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: St Albans; 66,334 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 223 residential postcode percentages · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataUnweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverageLocal authority: St Albans; 66,334 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataPredicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverageLocal authority: St Albans; 66,334 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataHigh-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.

Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.

Transport and amenities

Scale: 0 to 10 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station3 km
  • Nearest supermarket0.1 km
  • Nearest post office2.5 km
  • Nearest GP practice0.2 km
  • Nearest hospital9.9 km
  • Nearest gym1.3 km
  • Nearest restaurant0 km
  • Nearest community centre2.9 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking0.3 km
  • Nearest Waitrose4.6 km
  • Mapped pubs in sector2 pubsInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest train stationStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap rail stationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarketStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap supermarketsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post officeStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap post officesDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practiceStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government GP practice locationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government hospital locations in EnglandDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gymStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap gymsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurantStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap restaurantsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centreStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap community centresDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parkingStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parkingDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest WaitroseStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location dataDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sectorInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap pubsA mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.

Outdoor access

Scale: 0 to 10 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park0.1 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km9 parksWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest parkStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parksDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsWeighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsCounts mapped parks near the sector centre.
Local details

Places in the records

Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.

Supermarket brand distances

Waitrose
5.03 km
Tesco
0.18 km
Sainsbury's
1.07 km
Aldi
3.60 km
Lidl
7.45 km
M&S
4.47 km

Straight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.

About these records

SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file

Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.

Listed buildings

Recorded listed buildings
27
Grade II*
2
Grade II
25

Recorded points inside this sector. The dataset covers England.

About these records

SourceHistoric England listed-building points

Recorded points inside this sector. The source covers England; absence of this block does not establish that there are no listed buildings.

Mapped bathing-water site

Hampstead Heath (Ladies Pond)
19.83 km

Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.

About these records

SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England

Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.

Named pubs recorded in the sector

The Green Dragon
Mapped in sectorSee location
The Colney Fox
Mapped in sectorSee location

Undated map records. Check that a pub still exists and is open before visiting.

About these records

SourceOpenStreetMap pub locations

Up to six names from an undated map snapshot. Check whether a venue still exists or is open before visiting.

Schools

School evidence

Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.

3Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.3 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

100% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

0Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset1.9 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset10.5 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset2.7 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre

This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.

Recorded crime

Undated crime records

The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.

For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.

View undated recorded incidents

These are raw counts, not population-adjusted risk rates. Coverage is not fully verified and counts depend on reporting and police recording practices.

1,152recorded incidents in the available dataset
Violence and sexual offences
319
Other theft
308
Anti-social behaviour
128
Shoplifting
125
Vehicle crime
73
Criminal damage and arson
65
Public order
49
Burglary
28
Robbery
21
Other crime
10
Theft from the person
10
Drugs
9
Possession of weapons
6
Bicycle theft
1

Current listings

See what is on the market

These links open live searches on external property sites. They search the wider AL2 postcode district, which contains other sectors. Listing availability and prices change on those sites.

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Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from AL2 1. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

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Postcode sectorSale median (2025)Sales in sampleFrom AL2 1Shared evidence
AL2 1London ColneyThis area · St Albans
£458,000
150
This area
Reference sector
CB4 3CB4 3 in Cambridge area guideCambridge
£487,500£29,500 higher than this area
123
62 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest station3 km2.9 km
Nearest supermarket0.1 km0.1 km
Gigabit availability96%98%
CB1 9CB1 9 in South Cambridgeshire area guideSouth Cambridgeshire
£430,000£28,000 lower than this area
100
61.7 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest station3 km3 km
Nearest park0.1 km0.1 km
Gigabit availability96%99%
CM1 6CM1 6 in Chelmsford area guideChelmsford
£450,998£7,003 lower than this area
312
54.7 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability96%95%
Nearest park0.1 km0.1 km
UB2 5UB2 5 in Ealing area guideEaling
£450,000£8,000 lower than this area
69
25.8 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park0.1 km0.2 km
Nearest station3 km2.7 km

Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.

How these comparisons were made

Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.

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Nearby sector centres, for a local comparison. Boundaries may not touch.

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About the evidence

Sources and limits

This guide covers postcode sector AL2 1, not the whole of St Albans. 6 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.

See metric sources and dates

Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.

  • Gigabit availability across postcodes. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Mean across 223 residential postcode percentages. Unweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: St Albans; 66,334 premises; at least one operator. Predicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: St Albans; 66,334 premises; at least one operator. High-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.
  • Nearest train station. OpenStreetMap rail stations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarket. OpenStreetMap supermarkets; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post office. OpenStreetMap post offices; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practice. Government GP practice locations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospital. Government hospital locations in England; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest park. OpenStreetMap parks; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gym. OpenStreetMap gyms; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurant. OpenStreetMap restaurants; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centre. OpenStreetMap community centres; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parking. OpenStreetMap parking; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest Waitrose. Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location data; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sector. OpenStreetMap pubs; Undated snapshot; Inside postcode sector boundary. A mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Weighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Counts mapped parks near the sector centre.

Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.

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