Estate agents in St Albans
St Albans is a town. HM Land Registry recorded 887 standard home sales there between August 2025 and July 2026 at a median price paid of £598,000.
How estate agents in St Albans compare
St Albans at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 888 sales in St Albans from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £597,500.
37.0% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.6 years and sold for a median of 12.2% more than they paid.
The median price was £485,000 in 2016 and £580,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in St Albans
Median sale price in St Albans: £597,500
| All homes | 888 sales, median £597,500 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 120 sales, median £955,000 |
| Semi-detached | 223 sales, median £760,000 |
| Terraced | 294 sales, median £610,500 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 251 sales, median £325,000 |
Across St Albans the average price was £650,429 in June 2026, up 4.2% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £485,000 (1,239 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £505,000 (1,108 sales) |
| 2018 | £500,000 (1,108 sales) |
| 2019 | £533,000 (1,091 sales) |
| 2020 | £535,000 (1,107 sales) |
| 2021 | £580,000 (1,548 sales) |
| 2022 | £608,000 (1,261 sales) |
| 2023 | £605,000 (1,031 sales) |
| 2024 | £605,000 (1,069 sales) |
| 2025 | £580,000 (1,131 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
St Albans has four railway stations within about 2.4 miles of the centre. St Albans City and St Albans Abbey are each about 0.5 miles away, Park Street is about 1.8 miles and How Wood is about 2.4 miles. The A1081, A5183, A4147, A1057 and A414 pass through or beside the town. The nearest motorway junctions are M1 junction 8 (Breakspears) and M25 junction 21A (Bricket Wood), each about 3 miles from the centre. London Luton Airport is about 9 miles away and London Heathrow Airport about 20 miles. Central London lies about 19 miles to the south in a straight line.
Schools in and near St Albans
St Albans has 28 primary schools within about 2.3 miles of the centre. The nearest are Aboyne Lodge Junior Mixed and Infant School at about 0.2 miles and Alban City School, a free school, at about 0.3 miles. The Abbey Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is about 0.4 miles away. For secondary education, Loreto College (girls only, Roman Catholic, academy with a sixth form) is about 0.4 miles away, while Verulam School (boys only) and The Marlborough Science Academy are each about 1 mile away and St Albans Girls' School is about 1.3 miles away. Independent options include St Albans School at about 0.3 miles and St Albans High School for Girls at about 0.4 miles. Heathlands School and Batchwood School provide special education about 0.9 miles away. Oaklands College is about 2.2 miles away and the University of Hertfordshire about 4.1 miles.
Living in St Albans
St Albans is mapped as a city and is an urban area, with semi-detached houses and flats each making up 29% of households and about two thirds of homes owner occupied. More than 410 shops are mapped, including 10 supermarkets such as Sainsbury's and Aldi about 0.7 miles away and Waitrose about 1.0 miles away, plus St Albans Market in the centre. Food and drink includes more than 40 pubs, nearly 50 cafés and more than 75 restaurants. Seven doctors' surgeries are mapped, the nearest about 0.1 miles away, alongside 13 pharmacies and 9 dentists. The nearest hospital with an emergency department is Watford General Hospital, about 7.7 miles away, while St Albans City Hospital is about 0.6 miles away. There are 2 libraries, 7 post offices and 14 named parks, with Verulamium Park about 0.5 miles away.
A short history of St Albans
An Iron Age settlement called Verlamion stood just west of the present centre and served as a leading seat of the Catuvellauni tribe from around 20 BC. The Roman town of Verulamium grew from it, gaining the rank of municipium around AD 50 and becoming the second largest town in Roman Britain. Alban, the saint who gave St Albans its name, lived there in the 3rd or 4th century. Roman occupation ended between 400 and 450. Ulsinus founded the Benedictine abbey in 793 and St Albans School dates from 948. Work on the present abbey building began in 1077. Thomas Wolvey was hired between 1403 and 1412 to build the clock tower. The abbey became a parish church in 1539 and a cathedral in 1877. Within 1.5 miles of the centre are 289 listed buildings. Three are Grade I: the Abbey Church of St Alban, the Clock Tower and the Abbey Gate.
Sport and leisure
Swimming is available at Westminster Lodge Leisure Centre and Cottonmill Swimming Pool, with another swimming pool also mapped nearby. Batchwood Golf Course & Sports Centre covers tennis, fitness and golf, while Townsend Bowls & Tennis Club and St Albans Lawn Tennis Club serve racket and bowls players. St Albans City Football Club has a stadium in the town and Verulam Golf Club and Batchwood Hall Golf Club are the named golf courses. Parks and open spaces include Verulamium Park, Clarence Park, Bernards Heath, Fleetville Park and Highfield Park, along with Wick Local Nature Reserve. Children's playgrounds are mapped in a number of places.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in St Albans?
- The median price paid in St Albans over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £598,000. This is based on standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry.
- What is the median price paid for each property type in St Albans?
- Over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 the median price paid was £937,500 for detached houses (126 sales) and £760,000 for semi-detached houses (222 sales). It was £610,500 for terraced houses (282 sales) and £325,500 for flats (257 sales).
- How many homes were sold in St Albans and how many estate agent branches are there?
- HM Land Registry recorded 887 standard sales in St Albans in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026. There are 39 estate agent sales branches with an office in St Albans.
- What are the transport links from St Albans?
- St Albans City station is about 0.4 miles from the centre and St Albans Abbey station is about 1.1 miles away. M25 junction 22 is about 3 miles away and central London is about 19 miles away in a straight line. London Luton Airport is about 9 miles from the centre.
- What schools are there in St Albans?
- There are 28 primary schools within about 2.3 miles of the centre. The nearest secondary schools are Verulam School at about 0.2 miles and Loreto College at about 0.4 miles.
Areas near St Albans
- Sandridge
- Smallford
- Park Street and Frogmore
- Chiswell Green
- London Colney
- Colney Street
- Colney Heath
- Shenleybury
St Albans is in St Albans council area.
Estate agents near St Albans
- Harrison Murray Estate AgencySt Albans AL1 3LF0 miles
- Connells Estate AgentsSt Albans AL1 3YH0 miles
- Bradford & HowleySt Albans AL1 3YJ0 miles
- Collinson HallSt Albans AL1 3UB0 miles
- Leaders Letting & Estate Agents St. AlbansSt Albans AL3 5DR0.1 miles
- William H BrownSt Albans AL1 3XZ0.1 miles
- Frost's Estate Agents St. AlbansSt Albans AL1 3XZ0.1 miles
- Hamptons Estate Agents St. AlbansSt Albans AL3 4EL0.1 miles
- Hamptons Estate and Letting AgentsSt Albans AL3 4EL0.1 miles
- Cassidy and TateSt Albans AL3 4EL0.1 miles
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of St Albans.