Area check · AL1 · St Albans
AL1 house prices and market activity
Typical price £542,500 In the 12 months to June 2026, 1.4% up on the year before. Source: Land Registry.
Busier Yes: more homes are coming to market here than in most of AL (St Albans).
3 of its 5 postcode sectors are busier than most of AL. Updated September 2026.
What homes sell for in AL1
Homes in AL1 sold for a typical £542,500 in the 12 months to June 2026, 1.4% up on the year before. Half of all sales were between £350,000 and £782,591. That is 3% above the typical price across AL (St Albans), £527,000. It is the 6th most expensive of 10 districts in AL.
| Type | Share of sales | Typical price |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | 11% (55 sales) | £1,200,000 |
| Semi-detached | 20% (102 sales) | £837,500 |
| Terraced | 30% (154 sales) | £614,500 |
| Flats | 40% (207 sales) | £330,000 |
Flats made up the biggest share of sales (40%). 40% of sales were leasehold and 6% were new build.
The typical price is the median: half the homes sold for more, half for less. It moves with the mix of homes that sold, so a change does not mean every home in AL1 is worth that much more or less. The figures for a single street can be very different, which is what the report for one home is for.
Is AL1 getting busier? Street by street: the postcode sectors in AL1
Each sector is ranked against every other sector in AL (St Albans). Busier means more homes to choose from over the next three to six months. Quieter means fewer. This is about how many homes come up for sale, not about prices.
| Sector | Busier or quieter | What we see | How clear |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL1 1 | Busier | Busier than most of AL: homes are coming to market faster here than in 79% of AL postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 12% up on a year ago). | Strong |
| AL1 2 | Quieter | Quieter than most of AL: homes are coming to market more slowly here than in 68% of AL postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 24% down on a year ago). | Strong |
| AL1 3 | Quieter | Quieter than most of AL: homes are coming to market more slowly here than in 79% of AL postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 39% down on a year ago). | Strong |
| AL1 4 | Busier | Busier than most of AL: homes are coming to market faster here than in 68% of AL postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 2% up on a year ago). | Strong |
| AL1 5 | Busier | Busier than most of AL: homes are coming to market faster here than in 59% of AL postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 6% down on a year ago). | Moderate |
How we know
A home needs an energy certificate (EPC) before it can be sold or let. When more certificates are lodged in a sector than usual, more homes tend to come to market there in the months that follow. We count them every month for every postcode sector in England and rank each sector against the rest of its postcode area.
Other districts in AL (St Albans)
busier than most of AL quieter
- AL2 quieter
- AL3 busier
- AL4 quieter
- AL5 busier
- AL6 quieter
- AL7 quieter
- AL8 quieter
- AL9 busier
- AL10 busier
Updated: September 2026. Refreshed every month.
Source: EPC register (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero / MHCLG), Open Government Licence v3.0; Salet analysis.
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard sales), Open Government Licence v3.0; Salet analysis. Standard open-market sales only, July 2025 to June 2026.
How accurate is this? Tested on Coventry (CV) and Birmingham (B) postcode sectors, May 2011 to Feb 2025: this call picked the busier sectors 55 times in 100 over the next six months, against 49 for assuming last year's trend carries on. A useful lean, not a certainty.
This is a view on how many homes come to market. It says nothing about where prices will go.