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St. Albans, AL3 current market prices

The price growth in St. Albans is higher than the national average, with the 2 year growth at 0.3 times the national average. Compared to other areas, AL3 is a relatively expensive area, with an average price INF% higher than the national average. The average house price in St. Albans, AL3 is £458,355 and the average rent is £916.

AL3 Current Averages

Market characteristic AL3 district National AL3 against national
Average price £458,355 £0 INF%
Average rent £1,926 £916 110.3%
Sales per month 17 7 (49,278 Total) +142.9%


AL3 Growth trends

Growth rate AL3 district National
2yr house growth -28.1% -100%
2yr CAGR -15.2% 0%
Last 12 months house price growth -35.4% -100%


AL3 Average Price by property type

Type Current Average Average 1 year ago Average 2 year ago Historical Average price
All properties £458,355 £709,629 £637,909 £430,833 View houses for sale in AL3
Flats £0 £270,143 £316,809 £360,000 View flats for sale in AL3
Detached £0 £1,081,990 £1,002,919 £825,000 View detached for sale in AL3
Semi-detached £0 £685,726 £619,063 £325,000 View semi-detached for sale in AL3
Terraced £0 £590,972 £556,112 £368,000 View terraced for sale in AL3
Bungalows N/A N/A N/A N/A View bungalows for sale in AL3

Type Historical Average Price
All properties to rent £2,307 View houses for rent in AL3
Flats for rent £1,250 View flats for rent in AL3
Detached for rent £5,250 View detached for rent in AL3
Semi-detached for rent N/A View semi-detached for rent in AL3
Terraced for rent £1,750 View terraced for rent in AL3
Bungalows for rent N/A View bungalows for rent in AL3



Current market notes

The data above illustrates the relative proportions different types of property in the AL3 postcode district. It is important to note that as homes are demolished and built these percentages will fluctuate accordingly. National averages are based on the most recent data available from the HM Land Registry© datasets.
Current average price and rent are based on the last month of data available.
The current average price is an average over the past 6 months to avoid inaccuracies caused by low sales numbers.
Sales per month is an average over the past 12 months.
Historical average prices are calculated using all AL3 sales since 1995. The growth trends table shows the change in average house price for the AL3 postcode district over the past 1 and 2 years as well as the averages across all postcode districts.

Please note that end of terrace properties are defined as terrace, as opposed to semi detached.
Flats include the following property types: Ground Flat, Flat, Studio, Ground Maisonette, Maisonette.
Bungalows include the following property types: Bungalow, Terraced Bungalow, Semi-Detached Bungalow, Detached Bungalow.
The 'Other' category includes all properties in categories not mentioned on this page and is included for completeness.

CAGR: Compound Annual Growth Rate is the year-over-year growth rate of house prices over a specified period of time (in this case five years). This figure gives an indication of the returns that have been seen historically. It can also be seen as a "smoothed" rate of return.