Median asking price is £1,164,000, up 12% year on year. Homes spend 93 days on market on average, with a 17.6% price-reduction rate. The sales vs asking price gap is 0%. Use the house price trends, time-on-market and momentum figures below to judge what your home could realistically achieve. Then get a free online valuation for a figure on your specific property.
3-month rolling average across AL5, St Albans.
A size-adjusted view of local pricing, useful for comparing homes of different sizes.
How many homes came to market, exchanged, and how often agreed sales fell through.
For homes that reduced their asking price, the typical size of the cut — plus how often sellers pull and relist.
The typical home in AL5 is asking £1.2m and takes about 79 days to sell. Your property's figure depends on size, condition and street — get a free online valuation in under a minute, with no agent visit and no obligation.
Get my free house valuationWhat sellers in AL5 most often ask about valuations and local house prices.
The median asking price in AL5 is currently £1.2m. That is the mid-point of homes on the market right now, so half are listed above it and half below. Your own figure depends on size, condition, layout and exact street — use £1.2m as the starting anchor, then get a free Upstix valuation for a figure on your specific property.
Homes in AL5 typically take around 79 days to go from listed to sale agreed. Add roughly 12–16 weeks on top for conveyancing and completion. Pricing accurately in the first two weeks is the single biggest lever on that timeline — listings that reduce later almost always take longer overall.
Yes — homes in AL5 are typically agreeing at about 0.0% above the original asking price, which points to competitive local demand.
Yes. An Upstix online house valuation is free and takes under a minute — there is no obligation and no agent visit required. Estate agents also offer free in-person valuations, while a formal RICS valuation report (used for probate, tax or lending) is a paid service, typically a few hundred pounds.
An online valuation uses sold prices, current listings and property attributes to estimate a market figure instantly — ideal for an early, no-commitment answer. An in-person valuation adds what data cannot see: condition, natural light, layout, noise and finish. Most sellers start online for a range, then confirm with two or three agent visits before choosing an asking price.
These figures are compiled from live on-market listing data covering AL5 and refresh monthly; the set shown was last refreshed on 2026-07-01. They describe the local market, not any individual property, so treat them as context rather than a valuation.
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