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St Albans house prices, July 2026

Average sold prices for St Albans, broken down by property type, buyer status, funding status and property status, from HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index.

Average price

£646,781

Annual change

+2.3%

Homes sold, May 2026

England average

£293,479

The average property in St Albans sold for £646,781 in July 2026, up 2.3% on the year. That is about 120% above the England average of £293,479. 95 homes sold in St Albans in May 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published transaction counts for.

Price trend

Over the 12 months to July 2026, the average price in St Albans rose 2%, peaking at £647,124 in June 2026.

£647,124 £618,766

August 2025July 2026

Peak £647,124 in June 2026.

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By property type

Detached homes are the most expensive in St Albans at £1,258,766, 285% above flat or maisonette at £327,034. Every type is up on the year bar Flat or maisonette, which is broadly flat.

Average sold price by property type, July 2026.
Property type	Average price	Annual change
Detached	£1,258,766	+3.5%
Semi-detached	£767,828	+3.1%
Terraced	£575,819	+3.1%
Flat or maisonette	£327,034	Broadly flat

By buyer status

First-time buyers in St Albans paid £324,842 less than people who already owned, a gap of 68%.

Average sold price by buyer status, July 2026.
Buyer	Average price	Annual change
First-time buyer	£474,986	+1.8%
Former owner-occupier	£799,828	+2.7%

By funding status

Cash buyers in St Albans paid 9% less than those with a mortgage. Cash accounted for 19% of the sales counted in May 2026.

Average sold price by funding status, July 2026. Sales volumes are for May 2026, the most recent month published. Cash and mortgage sales are counted separately and do not necessarily add up to the total above.
Paid with	Average price	Annual change	Sales
Cash	£602,562	+2.1%	10
Mortgage	£662,400	+2.4%	43

By property status

New builds in St Albans sold for 70% more than existing homes.

Average sold price by property status, May 2026. Sales volumes are not shown for new builds: they are registered months after completion, so recent counts are incomplete rather than low.
Property status	Average price	Annual change
New build	£1,067,425	+4.1%
Existing property	£629,414	+3.2%

Month by month

Average sold price and annual change over the last 12 published months. Sales volumes stop two months short because HM Land Registry withhold the most recent counts until more transactions are registered.
Month	Average price	Annual change	Sales
July 2026	£646,781	+2.3%	n/a
June 2026	£647,124	+3.7%	n/a
May 2026	£639,751	+3.3%	95
April 2026	£631,763	+1.8%	94
March 2026	£626,004	Broadly flat	143
February 2026	£627,510	-1.7%	124
January 2026	£623,750	-2.2%	122
December 2025	£618,766	-3.9%	138
November 2025	£620,617	-2.8%	163
October 2025	£628,185	-2.3%	221
September 2025	£631,260	-0.9%	195
August 2025	£635,338	+2.3%	186

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Figures for a local authority are a three-month average rather than a single month's transactions. HM Land Registry revise the most recent twelve months as more sales are registered, so recent figures are provisional.