Postcode district
AL1
Median asking price
£450K
Across 166 for-sale listings
Growth, 3 years
+0.3%
A year, annualised
Gross yield
4.9%
Indicative, from listing medians
Days on market
74
Average time on market
Investment overview
Median asking price
£450K
Average £590K, range £135K to £2.9M
Gross yield
4.9%
ModerateIndicative gross yield from listing medians
Price growth
% a year, annualised over each horizon
Market heat
Warm
74 days average time on market
Median asking rent
£1,850/mo
Of 37 to-let listings
Most common type
Flat
2 bedrooms on average
Market data
Listings
Summary
Homes listed
203
For sale and to let. Excludes 3 that are not homes or not monthly rents
Median asking price
£450K
Asking price range
£135K to £2.9M
Homes analysed
18,083
Behind the growth and area averages
For-sale listings equal 0.9% of the homes analysed.
Strategy fit
Buy to let
ModerateGross yield
4.9%
- Moderate indicative gross yield of 4.9%
- Median asking rent £2K a month
HMO
WeakMedian asking price
£450K
- High entry price (£450K) squeezes HMO returns
- 23% of households rent privately
- Most listings are flat
Flip
WeakGrowth, 3 years
+0.3% a year
- Prices moving +0.3% a year over 3 years raises resale risk
- 74 days average time on market
Recent listings
The 6 most recently updated for-sale listings, a sample of 166 in AL1.
Whitley Court, Hatfield Road, St. Albans AL1
£260,000
Flat · Seen 4 Nov 2026
Newsom Place, St. Albans AL1
£325,000
Flat · Seen 4 Nov 2026
St Peters Street, St Albans AL1
£375,000
Flat · Seen 4 Nov 2026
Tavistock Avenue, St. Albans AL1
£725,000
Semi detached · Seen 4 Nov 2026
Vesta Avenue, St. Albans, Hertfordshire AL1
£700,000
Semi detached · Seen 4 Nov 2026
Wallingford Walk, St. Albans AL1
£650,000
Terraced · Seen 4 Nov 2026