Hertsmere
AL2 house prices in Hertsmere
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Hertsmere, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£520,500
Range £247,050–£850,000 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 3 Oct 2025 and 25 Aug 2026.
Summary
House prices in AL2: the typical (median) sold price is £520,500, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). AL2 is an active market, with about 23 recorded sales a month. By property type, 26% were terraced homes (typically £450,000) and 26% were detached homes (typically £750,000).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,406 a year: Hertsmere's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Hertsmere, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on AL2: steady sales, so price from the evidence
AL2 is neither busy nor quiet, at about 23 sales a month, a pace that gives buyers and sellers something to compare, without a year-on-year figure we would stand behind.
If you are selling, with detached homes at £750,000 and flats at £265,000, the £247,050 to £850,000 spread is really several markets, so benchmark against near-identical homes, not the headline; roughly 23 sales a month is enough for buyers to compare, so evidence beats optimism.
Sell houseIf you are buying, typical prices in AL2 sit well above the UK average, so compare any asking price with sold homes of the same type before you commit.
Before an offer goes in on any AL2 home, look at what has been applied for nearby (321 applications on record within 500 m), flood risk over the long term and council tax (Band D is £2,406 a year), and leave the title to your conveyancer.
Averages only go so far, so the free AL2 OfferCheck sets flood, crime, planning and council tax beside the sold prices.
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At a glance
AL2 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£520,500
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
23.3
Across 250 sales
Council tax, Band D
£2,406
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in AL2
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in AL2 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £750,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £265,000.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 64 | £750,000 | £590,900–£1,000,000 |
| Semi-detached | 62 | £583,750 | £450,000–£745,250 |
| Terraced | 65 | £450,000 | £360,000–£714,000 |
| Flat / maisonette | 57 | £265,000 | £161,800–£393,000 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 3 Oct 2025 and 25 Aug 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in AL2
The quarterly typical price rose 15.2%, from £521,000 in Q4 2025 (79 sales) to £600,000 in Q3 2026 (23 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | £521,000 | 79 |
| Q1 2026 | £516,000 | 81 |
| Q2 2026 | £510,000 | 67 |
| Q3 2026 | £600,000 | 23 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 3 Oct 2025 and 25 Aug 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of AL2 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most AL2 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £247,050 and £850,000, around a typical £520,500.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 3 Oct 2025 and 25 Aug 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in AL2
Terraced homes were 26% of recorded sales (65 of 248). 77% of sales were freehold and 23% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached26%
- Semi-detached25%
- Terraced26%
- Flat / maisonette23%
Tenure
- Freehold77%
- Leasehold23%
See the figures
193 freehold (77%) and 57 leasehold (23%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in AL2, including 2 new-build sales. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 3 Oct 2025 and 25 Aug 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
LOGAN COURT, BENINGFIELD DRIVE, ST ALBANS
£320,000 (2025)£600,000 (2026)+87.5% over 0.6 yrs (+201.6%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where AL2 sits in Hertsmere
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in AL2
7, CARISBROOKE ROAD, ST ALBANS
Terraced · Freehold · 25 Aug 2026
£937,000
81, MOUNT PLEASANT LANE, ST ALBANS
Semi-detached · Freehold · 20 Aug 2026
£875,000
2, ALBANY MEWS, ST ALBANS
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 18 Aug 2026
£197,500
47, MAYFLOWER ROAD, ST ALBANS
Detached · Freehold · 17 Aug 2026
£850,000
36, BLACK BOY WOOD, ST ALBANS
Semi-detached · Freehold · 17 Aug 2026
£485,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). AL2 includes the Aldenham West ward.
In plain English
What the Hertsmere (AL2) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £750,000 against £265,000 for flats: about 2.8 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £247,050 and £850,000, so the median says little about any one home.
- This is an active district: about 23 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 3 October 2025 and 25 August 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on AL2
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in AL2
£2,406
Band D a year in Hertsmere, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,604 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,871 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,139 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,406 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,940 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,475 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,010 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,812 |
These are Hertsmere's charges for 2026-27, the authority AL2 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Hertsmere · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near AL2
8
open schools within 3 km, nearest Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School.
All schools
Park Street Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · AL2 2LX
329 m
Good · 2021
How Wood Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · AL2 2HU
666 m
Good · 2023
Seva Education St Albans
Special schools · AL2 2AH
1.4 km
Not graded
Watling View School
Special schools · AL1 2NU
1.8 km
Good · 2016
Killigrew Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · AL2 3HD
1.9 km
Good · 2014
Mandeville Primary School
Primary · Academies · AL1 2LE
2.1 km
Good · 2016
St Adrian Roman Catholic Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · AL1 2PB
2.2 km
Good · 2016
The Marlborough Science Academy
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · AL1 2QA
2.4 km
Good · 2023
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the AL2 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 8 open schools within 3 km, 7 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near AL2
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around AL2
321
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 19 September 2026.
Recent applications
StAlbans/TP/2026/0434Undecided
371 m
T1 1 x Ash to fell - Ivy infested. Large basal cavity with stem decay.
Received 2026-09-03
StAlbans/TP/2026/0277Permitted
229 m
Proposed Works: Reduce and reshape the Elaeagnus located adjacent to the church boundary fence by approximately 50%. Reasons for Works: The shrub has become excessively large for its current location and requires size reduction to better suit the surround
Received 2026-05-28 · decided 2026-07-16
StAlbans/5/2026/0553Undecided
65 m
Glass-room/pergola attached to the existing rear wall
Received 2026-03-20
StAlbans/5/2026/0544Undecided
202 m
Construction of one self-build dwelling
Received 2026-03-19
StAlbans/5/2026/0535Conditions
397 m
Replacement balustrade
Received 2026-03-18 · decided 2026-09-08
StAlbans/5/2026/0534Conditions
434 m
Replacement external balustrading
Received 2026-03-18 · decided 2026-09-08
Applications are matched within 500 m of the AL2 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for AL2 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 321 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 19 September 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for AL2
Decile 7 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled AL2 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 4 to decile 10, with a median of decile 7 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
AL2 3UY, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 7 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so AL2 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in AL2: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in AL2, band by band
Hertsmere's council tax for 2026-27 set against the AL2 median sold price of £520,500 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearHertsmere | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £520,500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,604 | £134 | 0.31% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,871 | £156 | 0.36% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,139 | £178 | 0.41% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,406 | £201 | 0.46% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,940 | £245 | 0.56% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,475 | £290 | 0.67% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,010 | £334 | 0.77% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,812 | £401 | 0.92% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the AL2 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Hertsmere, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in AL2 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 245 distinct addresses in the records we hold for AL2. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
7, CARISBROOKE ROAD, ST ALBANS
AL2 3HR · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£937,000
2026-08-25
81, MOUNT PLEASANT LANE, ST ALBANS
AL2 3UY · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£875,000
2026-08-20
2, ALBANY MEWS, ST ALBANS
AL2 2LJ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£197,500
2026-08-18
47, MAYFLOWER ROAD, ST ALBANS
AL2 2QN · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£850,000
2026-08-17
36, BLACK BOY WOOD, ST ALBANS
AL2 3LL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£485,000
2026-08-17
7, THE MEADS, ST ALBANS
AL2 3QJ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,180,000
2026-08-17
31, HAZEL ROAD, ST ALBANS
AL2 2AH · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£636,000
2026-08-17
73, PARK STREET, ST ALBANS
AL2 2PH · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£297,500
2026-08-07
35, MAPLEFIELD, ST ALBANS
AL2 2BE · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£650,000
2026-08-04
10, BOYES CRESCENT, ST ALBANS
AL2 1UB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£675,000
2026-07-31
12, CHANTRY LANE, ST ALBANS
AL2 1JU · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£395,000
2026-07-31
11, PETERS AVENUE, ST ALBANS
AL2 1NH · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£455,000
2026-07-28
12, WOODLEA, ST ALBANS
AL2 3EZ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£450,000
2026-07-24
1, MINISTER COURT, ST ALBANS
AL2 2NF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£340,000
2026-07-24
2, MINISTER COURT, ST ALBANS
AL2 2NF · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£307,000
2026-07-20
52, TIPPENDELL LANE, ST ALBANS
AL2 3HL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£805,000
2026-07-17
19, RIBBLEDALE, ST ALBANS
AL2 1TD · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£225,000
2026-07-17
12, WILLOWSIDE, ST ALBANS
AL2 1DP · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£710,000
2026-07-17
51, HIGH STREET, ST ALBANS
AL2 1RF · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£315,000
2026-07-16
17, ALSOP CLOSE, ST ALBANS
AL2 1BW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£450,000
2026-07-16
LOGAN COURT, BENINGFIELD DRIVE, ST ALBANS
AL2 1GD · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 2 recorded sales
£600,000
2026-07-15
6, STANMOUNT ROAD, ST ALBANS
AL2 3AG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£700,000
2026-07-01
67, LONG FALLOW, ST ALBANS
AL2 3ED · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£840,000
2026-07-01
55, HUNTERS RIDE, ST ALBANS
AL2 3NB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£505,000
2026-06-29
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Nearby
Postcode districts near AL2
The closest districts to AL2 by straight-line distance between district centres.
- House prices in AL1 (St Albans) 2.1 miles
- House prices in WD7 (Radlett) 2.5 miles
- House prices in WD25 (Watford) 3.1 miles
- House prices in WD5 (Abbots Langley) 3.6 miles
- House prices in WD24 (Watford) 4.1 miles
- House prices in AL4 (St Albans) 4.2 miles
- House prices in AL3 (St Albans) 4.6 miles
- House prices in WD17 (Watford) 4.8 miles
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Data sources
Every AL2 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.