St Albans, in numbers

Average home prices reached £647,000 in St Albans.

St Albans local authority area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

Jubilee Square has delivered homes in St Albans. The Local Plan and home-energy support cover the wider district. Existing homes, future development and grant-funded improvements are reported separately.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

St Albans local authority area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

From To

Shown on this chart: £100,104 in August 1996; £646,781 in July 2026. 546.1% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £97,000 to £647,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £15,000 more per home (2.3% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — St Albans local authority area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	96,959
February 1995	97,541
March 1995	96,788
April 1995	97,660
May 1995	96,953
June 1995	96,215
July 1995	95,992
August 1995	97,492
September 1995	99,055
October 1995	97,415
November 1995	96,596
December 1995	97,014
January 1996	98,739
February 1996	97,705
March 1996	96,749
April 1996	95,690
May 1996	97,797
June 1996	98,625
July 1996	99,601
August 1996	100,104
September 1996	100,997
October 1996	101,453
November 1996	102,796
December 1996	104,826
January 1997	108,588
February 1997	108,724
March 1997	110,120
April 1997	109,806
May 1997	112,544
June 1997	115,182
July 1997	117,303
August 1997	119,390
September 1997	121,070
October 1997	124,440
November 1997	125,654
December 1997	127,298
January 1998	127,194
February 1998	128,708
March 1998	129,720
April 1998	129,698
May 1998	132,129
June 1998	132,837
July 1998	136,238
August 1998	135,952
September 1998	136,990
October 1998	136,007
November 1998	136,876
December 1998	136,553
January 1999	136,101
February 1999	137,768
March 1999	139,160
April 1999	142,367
May 1999	143,372
June 1999	145,149
July 1999	149,589
August 1999	151,813
September 1999	157,286
October 1999	157,837
November 1999	161,709
December 1999	164,252
January 2000	169,663
February 2000	171,243
March 2000	173,014
April 2000	176,950
May 2000	181,613
June 2000	184,819
July 2000	186,054
August 2000	186,833
September 2000	188,332
October 2000	188,232
November 2000	186,839
December 2000	185,223
January 2001	186,345
February 2001	190,599
March 2001	196,365
April 2001	196,704
May 2001	199,933
June 2001	198,302
July 2001	201,941
August 2001	203,788
September 2001	205,451
October 2001	206,584
November 2001	207,937
December 2001	212,988
January 2002	215,772
February 2002	216,380
March 2002	217,904
April 2002	222,542
May 2002	226,909
June 2002	231,770
July 2002	235,310
August 2002	238,794
September 2002	239,853
October 2002	247,100
November 2002	252,223
December 2002	259,869
January 2003	260,287
February 2003	261,544
March 2003	261,260
April 2003	262,321
May 2003	263,105
June 2003	261,087
July 2003	261,551
August 2003	263,080
September 2003	264,463
October 2003	263,199
November 2003	260,555
December 2003	261,080
January 2004	264,038
February 2004	268,496
March 2004	271,955
April 2004	271,033
May 2004	273,112
June 2004	278,996
July 2004	283,030
August 2004	288,233
September 2004	290,139
October 2004	292,574
November 2004	290,727
December 2004	288,856
January 2005	288,900
February 2005	292,616
March 2005	292,040
April 2005	287,984
May 2005	281,987
June 2005	283,871
July 2005	287,919
August 2005	291,869
September 2005	292,090
October 2005	296,200
November 2005	298,545
December 2005	299,124
January 2006	297,482
February 2006	298,702
March 2006	300,610
April 2006	302,637
May 2006	304,684
June 2006	306,427
July 2006	311,405
August 2006	317,903
September 2006	322,253
October 2006	324,890
November 2006	322,710
December 2006	329,389
January 2007	333,307
February 2007	338,150
March 2007	335,322
April 2007	339,836
May 2007	344,474
June 2007	354,052
July 2007	354,909
August 2007	357,728
September 2007	357,886
October 2007	361,219
November 2007	359,836
December 2007	359,665
January 2008	363,500
February 2008	363,998
March 2008	364,805
April 2008	357,735
May 2008	362,787
June 2008	359,097
July 2008	357,284
August 2008	349,462
September 2008	339,561
October 2008	330,253
November 2008	316,010
December 2008	317,463
January 2009	310,019
February 2009	308,568
March 2009	299,134
April 2009	298,282
May 2009	302,077
June 2009	300,458
July 2009	307,025
August 2009	310,519
September 2009	322,595
October 2009	325,562
November 2009	329,966
December 2009	331,710
January 2010	338,151
February 2010	340,538
March 2010	342,416
April 2010	351,310
May 2010	355,225
June 2010	361,159
July 2010	357,384
August 2010	360,809
September 2010	365,566
October 2010	366,881
November 2010	365,115
December 2010	363,471
January 2011	370,408
February 2011	367,171
March 2011	361,540
April 2011	354,285
May 2011	361,617
June 2011	362,795
July 2011	368,197
August 2011	367,926
September 2011	373,842
October 2011	369,623
November 2011	366,987
December 2011	364,225
January 2012	367,030
February 2012	363,594
March 2012	366,212
April 2012	369,640
May 2012	381,847
June 2012	383,721
July 2012	384,625
August 2012	382,497
September 2012	383,019
October 2012	384,593
November 2012	382,822
December 2012	384,219
January 2013	380,144
February 2013	383,627
March 2013	382,048
April 2013	385,403
May 2013	384,524
June 2013	390,093
July 2013	389,884
August 2013	395,435
September 2013	397,146
October 2013	399,008
November 2013	397,310
December 2013	399,232
January 2014	407,864
February 2014	416,210
March 2014	416,644
April 2014	418,254
May 2014	419,134
June 2014	428,926
July 2014	435,907
August 2014	441,994
September 2014	447,528
October 2014	454,387
November 2014	464,931
December 2014	464,679
January 2015	469,040
February 2015	467,959
March 2015	472,170
April 2015	465,361
May 2015	467,800
June 2015	470,986
July 2015	478,718
August 2015	484,362
September 2015	499,257
October 2015	507,078
November 2015	508,202
December 2015	503,398
January 2016	510,402
February 2016	517,156
March 2016	525,470
April 2016	530,405
May 2016	534,287
June 2016	543,663
July 2016	549,006
August 2016	552,700
September 2016	555,156
October 2016	546,121
November 2016	548,554
December 2016	545,795
January 2017	554,304
February 2017	561,643
March 2017	559,902
April 2017	559,070
May 2017	550,512
June 2017	552,472
July 2017	555,920
August 2017	558,852
September 2017	568,497
October 2017	566,297
November 2017	568,373
December 2017	569,328
January 2018	572,255
February 2018	576,024
March 2018	561,277
April 2018	557,566
May 2018	552,458
June 2018	558,146
July 2018	557,628
August 2018	559,288
September 2018	561,529
October 2018	557,249
November 2018	545,694
December 2018	529,208
January 2019	531,829
February 2019	532,473
March 2019	535,985
April 2019	533,334
May 2019	537,165
June 2019	538,344
July 2019	539,795
August 2019	543,598
September 2019	547,897
October 2019	547,940
November 2019	542,334
December 2019	547,364
January 2020	544,634
February 2020	548,672
March 2020	541,726
April 2020	556,830
May 2020	551,365
June 2020	549,009
July 2020	541,614
August 2020	553,115
September 2020	567,303
October 2020	562,513
November 2020	559,660
December 2020	561,253
January 2021	566,255
February 2021	566,643
March 2021	560,948
April 2021	561,169
May 2021	564,257
June 2021	571,530
July 2021	580,438
August 2021	590,480
September 2021	592,983
October 2021	587,123
November 2021	589,375
December 2021	585,832
January 2022	602,177
February 2022	604,694
March 2022	614,487
April 2022	608,515
May 2022	605,839
June 2022	608,025
July 2022	616,177
August 2022	627,083
September 2022	633,543
October 2022	633,535
November 2022	631,116
December 2022	620,348
January 2023	622,540
February 2023	623,776
March 2023	621,810
April 2023	604,013
May 2023	594,750
June 2023	593,462
July 2023	606,214
August 2023	604,371
September 2023	610,753
October 2023	610,499
November 2023	605,564
December 2023	602,788
January 2024	609,142
February 2024	618,190
March 2024	612,812
April 2024	606,301
May 2024	604,956
June 2024	607,201
July 2024	609,258
August 2024	621,356
September 2024	636,956
October 2024	643,090
November 2024	638,619
December 2024	643,627
January 2025	638,012
February 2025	638,250
March 2025	625,971
April 2025	620,412
May 2025	619,609
June 2025	624,334
July 2025	632,028
August 2025	635,338
September 2025	631,260
October 2025	628,185
November 2025	620,617
December 2025	618,766
January 2026	623,750
February 2026	627,510
March 2026	626,004
April 2026	631,763
May 2026	639,751
June 2026	647,124
July 2026	646,781

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People living in the area

150,757

Mid-2025 · St Albans local authority area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

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Average home price

£647,000

July 2026 · St Albans local authority area

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Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £646,781.

Homes in the local authority area

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Average monthly rent

£1,931

August 2026 · St Albans local authority area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Homes rented privately

8.8% to 38.4%

Homes rented privately ranged from 8.8% in Marshalswick West to 38.4% in St Peters — a gap of 29.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Marshalswick West	8.8%	164	1,870
Harpenden South	9.6%	269	2,788
Batchwood	10%	294	2,954
Sandridge & Wheathampstead	10%	319	3,199
Redbourn	10.3%	239	2,318
Hill End	10.5%	285	2,702
Harpenden North & Rural	11.6%	351	3,033
Colney Heath	11.9%	131	1,100
St Stephen	12%	395	3,303
Park Street	12.2%	398	3,257
Harpenden East	12.3%	361	2,934
Verulam	15.6%	483	3,098
Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm	16%	484	3,029
London Colney	17.4%	566	3,261
Cunningham	17.7%	579	3,274
Sopwell	18.8%	564	3,000
Clarence	20%	637	3,178
Harpenden West	20.2%	665	3,293
Bernards Heath	25.5%	842	3,297
St Peters	38.4%	1,574	4,094

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What could respond to this pattern →

People reporting bad or very bad health

1.9% to 4.7%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 1.9% in Harpenden West to 4.7% in Colney Heath — a gap of 2.8 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Harpenden West	1.9%	157	8,101
Clarence	2.1%	172	8,181
Harpenden South	2.2%	158	7,255
Marshalswick West	2.2%	115	5,124
Bernards Heath	2.3%	190	8,152
Harpenden North & Rural	2.4%	194	8,186
Hill End	2.5%	187	7,588
Verulam	2.7%	202	7,538
St Peters	2.8%	234	8,445
Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm	2.8%	206	7,358
Harpenden East	2.9%	229	7,878
Sandridge & Wheathampstead	3.4%	269	7,971
St Stephen	3.4%	278	8,220
Park Street	3.6%	294	8,167
Sopwell	3.6%	280	7,709
London Colney	3.7%	295	8,068
Redbourn	4%	226	5,703
Batchwood	4%	313	7,744
Cunningham	4.3%	342	8,021
Colney Heath	4.7%	131	2,765

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What could respond to this pattern →

People aged 65 or over

9.5% to 24.7%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 9.5% in St Peters to 24.7% in St Stephen — a gap of 15.2 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
St Peters	9.5%	804	8,445
Hill End	12.3%	937	7,588
Bernards Heath	12.5%	1,017	8,151
Clarence	13.1%	1,072	8,181
Sopwell	13.2%	1,020	7,714
Batchwood	13.7%	1,062	7,743
Harpenden East	14.6%	1,147	7,879
Harpenden North & Rural	15.8%	1,295	8,184
Cunningham	15.9%	1,274	8,016
London Colney	16.5%	1,329	8,068
Marshalswick West	17.9%	925	5,155
Marshalswick East & Jersey Farm	18.7%	1,377	7,368
Park Street	19.4%	1,584	8,168
Harpenden West	20%	1,620	8,101
Harpenden South	20.4%	1,482	7,256
Colney Heath	20.8%	576	2,768
Sandridge & Wheathampstead	21.9%	1,743	7,972
Verulam	24.2%	1,826	7,538
Redbourn	24.5%	1,397	5,703
St Stephen	24.7%	2,030	8,216

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What could change things?

The action plan connects local evidence to proposed next steps. Announced projects and proposed responses are shown separately.

strength

Use Jubilee Square’s experience to shape future district housing

Jubilee Square homes are complete with social-rent tenants moving in, and the District Local Plan has been adopted.

The completed scheme offers evidence about lived housing and public-space use. The wider plan sets a framework; it does not mean all its sites are built or funded.

Evidence 1 · Evidence 2

What could help →

opportunity

Help households get suitable energy improvements

St Albans has a district-wide advice route and grant funding, but the page does not establish how many homes the new grant has improved.

Proposed response: Help eligible residents through assessment and installation, then check whether the work meets their needs.

Evidence

What could help →

weakness

Translate the adopted Local Plan into delivered services

The district plan sets where development and infrastructure can go.

Adoption alone does not provide homes, transport or facilities.

Evidence

What could help →

Read the action plan →

Local work to follow

Victoria Street and Civic Close, St Albans city centre

Jubilee Square homes and public space

A former police station and clinic site now provides homes, commercial space and a new walkway.

Homes completed; social-rent tenants moving in · evidence dated 2024-11-07

Responsible body: St Albans City and District Council and Watford Community Housing

What the source says: The council reports tenants moving into 33 social-rent homes within the 93-home development. Commercial space was being marketed; full occupation and increased footfall are not established by this evidence.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: No official project-to-ward mapping has been verified; no ward allocation is inferred from a city or street name.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Tenants move into new social housing homes in Jubilee Square →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Use Jubilee Square’s experience to shape future district housing →

Make room for homes people can afford →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

St Albans district, including the city and surrounding settlements

St Albans District Local Plan

The new plan sets where homes, jobs and supporting infrastructure can be developed across the district.

Local Plan adopted · evidence dated 2026-09-10

Responsible body: St Albans City and District Council

What the source says: The council records adoption on 9 September 2026 after examination. Land allocations and intended infrastructure are not completed developments; district-wide totals must not be presented as city-only delivery.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Not established by the evidence checked.
Area covered: No official project-to-ward mapping has been verified; no ward allocation is inferred from a city or street name.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Local Plan for sustainable growth of St Albans District is adopted →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Use Jubilee Square’s experience to shape future district housing →

Translate the adopted Local Plan into delivered services →

Make room for homes people can afford →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

St Albans district, including the city and surrounding settlements

Home Energy Support and Warm Homes grants

A district-wide advice service helps households understand energy improvements and grants. The council also reports funding for eligible private homes; advice and funding awards are not completed upgrades.

Advice service available; Warm Homes grant funding awarded · source does not state a status date

Responsible body: St Albans City and District Council

What the source says: The council lists a free Home Energy Support Service for district residents and a successful £1.5 million Warm Homes: Local Grant bid for private homes. Other schemes on the same page are marked closed, so those are not presented as open offers.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: £1.5 million Warm Homes: Local Grant award reported by the council; not a measure of expenditure or completed works.
Area covered: Unmapped: the named sites or programme area have not been matched to the ward boundaries used by these statistics. No ward-wide effect is inferred.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Energy and Buildings – Our Actions →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Help households get suitable energy improvements →

Check completed upgrades before claiming energy savings →

Make room for homes people can afford →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

All reviewed projects →

What this local evidence covers

20 of 20 wards

Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.

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3 reviewed plans and projects

2 have a source-dated stage; 1 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

Check each project →

0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

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What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

Project locations have not been matched to official ward boundaries. No ward-specific delivery claims are inferred.

Costs, funding and benefits are only reported where the selected official evidence states them; blank fields are not zero.

This energy programme covers the district, not only St Albans city. The source has mixed update dates and older closed schemes; no city-only total or new-grant delivery count is inferred.