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Typical sold price, AL3

£598,500

250 real sales, 30 October 2025 to 24 August 2026. A rough cash guide is shown below, not a quote.

Sales in sample
250
Cash guide, 70%
£419,000
Cash guide, 85%
£509,000

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Our take · opinion, not advice

Our take on selling in City centre / Verulam: a steady market, so let the sold prices lead

250 sales since October 2025 make City centre / Verulam a steady market, so there is a fair body of evidence, but not enough of it for a trustworthy twelve-month trend.

Before you accept anything, the £344,750 to £1,000,000 range is where most City centre / Verulam sales landed, so compare like with like on type, size and condition; buyers can compare homes at this pace but are not spoilt for choice.

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A cash sale trades price for certainty, and at a steady pace like this the open market is also a sound route if you can wait; on the typical £598,500 home, a cash offer at 70–85% of market value would be about £419,000 to £509,000 (a rough guide, not a quote), so compare any offer with sold homes like yours.

Have a clear list of what the sale includes (fixtures and fittings); paperwork for any damp, roof or window work; and gas and electrical safety certificates to hand before anyone asks; your conveyancer will say what else is needed.

A cash enquiry is free to you and goes to a single independent buyer; compare whatever they say with the open market before you decide.

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Key figures

City centre / Verulam at a glance

Sourced figures for the district, each one dated.

  • Most sell between

    £344,750 to £1,000,000

    Middle 80% of 250 sales

  • Planning applications

    45

    Within 500 m of the centre

  • Leasehold sales

    13%

    Of 250 sales

  • New-build sales

    0%

    Of 250 sales

Local data

What City centre / Verulam homes sell for

Real Land Registry sold prices for AL3, each chart with its table underneath.

Price by type

What each type sells for in AL3

Detached homes had the highest typical price in AL3 at £880,000, from 45 sales; flats came to £343,750.

  • Detached19%
  • Semi-detached23%
  • Terraced45%
  • Flats13%
See the figures
TypeTypical (median)Sales
Detached£880,00045
Semi-detached£650,00055
Terraced£581,500108
Flats£343,75032

HM Land Registry, 30 October 2025 to 24 August 2026. Types with fewer than 10 sales are left out.

Planning activity

Planning near City centre / Verulam

45 planning applications within 500 m of the AL3 centre. Of the 20 most recent, 3 are still undecided.

  • Decided85%
  • Undecided15%
Planning detail

Planning activity near City centre / Verulam

45 planning applications within 500 m of the AL3 district centre

That count covers every date PlanIt holds. The 20 most recent were received between 27 Mar 2017 and 13 Oct 2025, and 3 of them are still undecided.

Source: PlanIt (planit.org.uk), which gathers local council planning registers. Checked 4 September 2026. This is activity in the area, not at any one address, and coverage and council update speed vary.

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PlanIt, from local council planning registers. Area activity, not one address.

Sold prices

Contains HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Conservation streets, strong premium.

Whatever the reason you need to move on in City centre / Verulam (St Albans), a cash sale can be quicker and simpler than the open market, though cash buyers usually offer below market value. Want to know what homes in City centre / Verulam actually sell for first? See real Land Registry sold prices for AL3.

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What actually sold in AL3

Filter by property type and radius around the AL3 centre. Distances use each sale's postcode centroid, so they are approximate.

250 sales match · page 1 of 13

Address Price Date
40, BERNARD STREET, ST ALBANSAL3 5QN£835,0002026-08-24
69, TASSELL HALL, ST ALBANSAL3 7JD£450,0002026-08-21
82, WHITE HEDGE DRIVE, ST ALBANSAL3 5TJ£300,0002026-08-20
29, VER BROOK AVENUE, ST ALBANSAL3 8FH£405,0002026-08-19
73, CHURCH STREET, ST ALBANSAL3 5NG£570,0002026-08-14
18, DALTON STREET, ST ALBANSAL3 5QJ£696,0002026-08-14
51, LADIES GROVE, ST ALBANSAL3 5TP£480,9002026-08-14
12, LONG CUTT, ST ALBANSAL3 7EZ£750,0002026-08-13
2, BLACK CAT CLOSE, ST ALBANSAL3 7FE£708,7502026-08-13
10, HIGH STREET, ST ALBANSAL3 8BS£465,0002026-08-07
HOLMES COURT, CARLISLE AVENUE, ST ALBANSAL3 5LR£375,0002026-08-06
131, FISHPOOL STREET, ST ALBANSAL3 4RY£1,875,0002026-08-06
36, FARRER TOP, ST ALBANSAL3 8ND£400,0002026-08-05
86, WESTFIELDS, ST ALBANSAL3 4LZ£1,000,0002026-08-05
38, ANTONINE GATE, ST ALBANSAL3 4JB£680,0002026-08-05
12, BLACKSMITHS LANE, ST ALBANSAL3 4SQ£580,0002026-08-04
3, BRIDLE CLOSE, ST ALBANSAL3 5HX£995,0002026-08-04
53, KINGS ROAD, ST ALBANSAL3 4TQ£875,0002026-08-03
107, LYBURY LANE, ST ALBANSAL3 7JQ£550,0002026-07-31
12, HAVERCROFT CLOSE, ST ALBANSAL3 4LD£1,150,0002026-07-30

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Common questions

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