Property searches in St Albans

England · figures updated 2026-10-29

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House prices

The average home in St Albans cost £655,974 in August 2026. Prices have risen 3.2% in the last year.

Type	Average	Last 12 months
All homes	£655,974	+3.2%
Detached	£1,274,817	+4.7%
Semi-detached	£780,991	+4.2%
Terraced	£585,030	+3.9%
Flat or maisonette	£330,508	+0.3%
First-time buyers	£481,627	+2.5%

UK House Price Index, HM Land Registry.

Council tax 2026-27

A band D home in St Albans pays £2,419 a year including parish charges (council average). A single adult gets 25% off.

Band	A year	A month (10 payments)
A	£1,613	£161
B	£1,882	£188
C	£2,150	£215
D	£2,419	£242
E	£2,957	£296
F	£3,494	£349
G	£4,032	£403
H	£4,838	£484

Renting

The average private rent is £1,934 a month (+2.7% in a year). Against the average price, that is a gross yield of about 3.5% a year before costs.

Bedrooms	A month
1	£1,272
2	£1,635
3	£2,023
4 or more	£2,907

ONS Price Index of Private Rents, September 2026.

Neighbourhoods

St Albans is split into 88 small neighbourhoods. 0% of them are among the most deprived 20% in England and 62% among the least deprived 20% (English Indices of Deprivation 2025). On average across them, 72% of homes are owned, 15% privately rented and 12% socially rented; 17% of people are 65 or over and 12% of households have no car (Census 2021). Search an address to see its own neighbourhood.

Mobile signal

100.0% of homes get 4G indoors from at least one network and 97.5% from all four; 100.0% get 5G outdoors (Ofcom, January 2026).

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