Central Bedfordshire
AL3 house prices in Central Bedfordshire
The median sold price in AL3 between 2 Oct 2025 and 17 Jul 2026 was £600,000 across 250 recorded sales. AL3 covers part of Central Bedfordshire around the Batchwood ward. Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for this district — from official UK data, in one place.
Get the AL3 OfferCheckTypical sold price
£600,000
Range £345,000–£1,076,750 · 250 real sales
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 2 Oct 2025 and 17 Jul 2026. Real recorded sales — not estimates. Scroll for the map, trend and breakdown.
The median sold price in AL3, Central Bedfordshire, was £600,000 across 250 recorded sales between 2 Oct 2025 and 17 Jul 2026. Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,516 a year — Central Bedfordshire's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Central Bedfordshire, 2026-27. Real recorded transactions — we never publish an estimated valuation.
On the map
Where AL3 sits in Central Bedfordshire
Latest sales
The most recent sales in AL3
18, CHURCH STREET, ST ALBANS
Terraced · Freehold · 17 Jul 2026
£710,000
13, OSTER STREET, ST ALBANS
Terraced · Freehold · 17 Jul 2026
£482,000
36, HUMBERS HOE, ST ALBANS
Terraced · Freehold · 17 Jul 2026
£500,000
28, BATCHWOOD DRIVE, ST ALBANS
Semi-detached · Freehold · 17 Jul 2026
£650,000
57, CHURCH STREET, ST ALBANS
Terraced · Freehold · 16 Jul 2026
£835,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors)
The data, honestly
AL3 sold prices at a glance
Typical price
£600,000
Lower end
£345,000
Upper end
£1,076,750
Sample size
250 sales
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter — AL3
By property type
What each type sells for — AL3
Tenure mix
Freehold vs leasehold — AL3
216 freehold (86%)
34 leasehold (14%)
Across the 250 most recent recorded sales in AL3. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions — never estimates. See every AL3 sale.
Area data
What else the records hold on AL3
Council tax, schools, area deprivation and planning activity for this district — each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in AL3
Band D · Central Bedfordshire · 2026-27
£2,516
a year — the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,677 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,957 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,237 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,516 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,075 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,634 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,194 |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,032 |
These are Central Bedfordshire's charges for 2026-27, the authority AL3 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 Central Bedfordshire · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near AL3
Townsend Church of England School
Middle deemed secondary · Local authority maintained schools · AL3 6DR
2.5 km
Good · 2014
Margaret Wix Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · AL3 6EL
2.7 km
Good · 2016
Redbourn Primary School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · AL3 7EX
2.9 km
Requires improvement · 2022
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 AL3 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education — Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 3 open schools within 3 km, 3 with a grade on record
Planning applications
Planning activity around AL3
StAlbans/5/2025/1881Conditions
446 m
Discharge of Condition 11 (existing floors) of listed building consent 5/2021/0714 dated 18/02/2025 for Conversion of barn to ancillary accommodation, with single storey extension, insertion of rooflights and new chimney
Received 2025-10-13 · decided 2025-12-05
StAlbans/5/2024/2250Permitted
446 m
Prior Approval - Grainstore
Received 2024-12-19 · decided 2025-01-15
StAlbans/5/2024/1207Conditions
232 m
Retrospective planning as built front boundary wall
Received 2024-07-12 · decided 2024-08-29
StAlbans/5/2023/2111Undecided
232 m
Construction of gate and piers (retrospective)
Received 2023-10-16
StAlbans/5/2022/2683Permitted
446 m
Discharge of Condition 3 (samples of roof tiles) of planning permission 5/2022/1162 dated 07/09/2022 for Refurbishments and repairs to attic and roof covering
Received 2022-11-07 · decided 2022-12-16
StAlbans/5/2022/2697Permitted
446 m
Discharge of Condition 4 (samples of roof tiles) of Listed Building consent 5/2022/1189 dated 08/09/2022 for Refurbishments and repairs to attic and roof covering
Received 2022-11-07 · decided 2022-12-16
Applications are matched within 500 m of the AL3 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 AL3 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 45 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 4 September 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for AL3
Across the 12 sampled AL3 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 4 to decile 10, with a median of decile 8 of 10 — where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
AL3 5NQ, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 8 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 AL3 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in AL3 that have recorded sales and 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in AL3, band by band
Central Bedfordshire's council tax for 2026-27 set against the AL3 median sold price of £600,000 across 250 recorded sales — the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearCentral Bedfordshire | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £600,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,677 | £140 | 0.28% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,957 | £163 | 0.33% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,237 | £186 | 0.37% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,516 | £210 | 0.42% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £3,075 | £256 | 0.51% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,634 | £303 | 0.61% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £4,194 | £350 | 0.70% |
| H | over £320,000 | £5,032 | £419 | 0.84% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the AL3 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 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government — Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Central Bedfordshire, 2026-27.
Address by address
What individual homes in AL3 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 248 distinct addresses in the records we hold for AL3. Real recorded transactions — never estimates.
18, CHURCH STREET, ST ALBANS
AL3 5NQ · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£710,000
2026-07-17
13, OSTER STREET, ST ALBANS
AL3 5JN · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£482,000
2026-07-17
36, HUMBERS HOE, ST ALBANS
AL3 8QU · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£500,000
2026-07-17
28, BATCHWOOD DRIVE, ST ALBANS
AL3 5SB · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£650,000
2026-07-17
57, CHURCH STREET, ST ALBANS
AL3 5NG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£835,000
2026-07-16
17, ELLIS FIELDS, ST ALBANS
AL3 6BG · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£925,000
2026-07-13
106, FISHPOOL STREET, ST ALBANS
AL3 4RX · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£713,800
2026-07-10
4, FARRIDAY CLOSE, ST ALBANS
AL3 6LG · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£700,000
2026-07-09
3A, FOLLY LANE, ST ALBANS
AL3 5JU · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£815,000
2026-07-07
4, MAPLE AVENUE, ST ALBANS
AL3 6EQ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£597,000
2026-07-06
120, LADIES GROVE, ST ALBANS
AL3 5UB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£630,000
2026-07-03
7, CROUCH HALL GARDENS, ST ALBANS
AL3 7EL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£915,000
2026-06-29
12, OSTER STREET, ST ALBANS
AL3 5JL · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£454,000
2026-06-19
16, PICKFORD ROAD, ST ALBANS
AL3 8RU · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£430,000
2026-06-18
15, BERNARD STREET, ST ALBANS
AL3 5QW · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£580,000
2026-06-18
52, HIGH OAKS, ST ALBANS
AL3 6DN · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£400,000
2026-06-18
5, ALBERT STREET, ST ALBANS
AL3 8HY · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£708,000
2026-06-17
11, THE LAWNS, ST ALBANS
AL3 4TB · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£370,000
2026-06-16
84, BUCKWOOD ROAD, ST ALBANS
AL3 8JB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£480,000
2026-06-12
22, TEMPERANCE STREET, ST ALBANS
AL3 4QA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£450,000
2026-06-10
FLEUR DE LYS, FRENCH ROW, ST ALBANS
AL3 5DU · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,350,000
2026-06-09
13, CONNAUGHT ROAD, ST ALBANS
AL3 5RX · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£825,000
2026-06-08
45, HIGH OAKS, ST ALBANS
AL3 6EL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£565,000
2026-06-08
46, LYBURY LANE, ST ALBANS
AL3 7JA · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£391,500
2026-06-05
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 31 July 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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- 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
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Nearby
Postcode districts near AL3
The closest districts to AL3 by straight-line distance between district centres — not the next letter of the alphabet.
- House prices in AL5 (Harpenden) 2.7 miles
- House prices in AL1 (St Albans) 3.2 miles
- House prices in HP2 (Hemel Hempstead) 3.4 miles
- House prices in AL4 (St Albans) 3.6 miles
- House prices in AL2 (St Albans) 4.6 miles
- House prices in HP1 (Hemel Hempstead) 5 miles
- House prices in HP3 (Hemel Hempstead) 5.1 miles
- House prices in WD5 (Abbots Langley) 5.6 miles
Where this comes from
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 31 July 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on — never estimates, never a valuation. Every AL3 sale in the lookup tool · The St Albans property market · About Your Property Check.