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© 2026 UK House Prices. Data sourced from HM Land Registry.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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AL3 5QH house prices

AL3 5QH has an average sold price of £373,668 across 104 HM Land Registry transactions.

Updated August 2026Records through July 2026HM Land Registry31+ million records

AL3 5QH decision snapshot

AL3 5QH has 104 HM Land Registry sales, a median sold price of £333,750 and an average sold price of £373,668. Use the recent transactions and nearby postcode comparisons before treating the average as a guide.

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Average sold price
£373,668
Mean of registered sold prices in this postcode.
Median sold price
£333,750
Often a better guide when outliers affect the average.
Transactions
104
HM Land Registry records used for this postcode.
5-year movement
Not enough data
Historical sold-price movement, not a valuation.

AL3 5QH House Prices Overview

AL3 5QH is a postcode-level property market in the AL3 postcode area with 104 registered HM Land Registry sold transactions. The current average sold price is £373,668, compared with a national average of £398,894, which is -6.3% different from the England and Wales benchmark used on UK House Prices. The median sold price is £333,750, with 29 years of observed market activity. A five-year price trend is not shown because the sample is not strong enough for a reliable comparison.

AL3 5QH tracks close to the national average, with prices broadly in line with the England and Wales benchmark. The median sits below the average, suggesting that a subset of higher-value sales pulls the mean upward — a pattern common in areas with mixed housing stock ranging from starter homes to luxury properties. Based on 104 registered HM Land Registry transactions across 29 years of data, these figures reflect actual completed sales rather than asking prices. Five-year growth compares average prices over 12-month windows; the most recent months may be slightly incomplete due to registration lag (sales can take 2–6 months to appear in the Land Registry).

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is my postcode missing?

A postcode may be missing when it has no recorded sales or too few registered HM Land Registry transactions to publish a useful page. Very recent completions can also be absent until registration and the next monthly data refresh.

How is the average price for this postcode calculated?

The average is the mean of registered residential sale prices available for this postcode in the Land Registry data. It is based on sold prices, not current valuations.

Are these asking prices?

No. These are completed sold prices recorded by HM Land Registry. They are not estate-agent asking prices, live listings or automated valuations.

Can I use this as a valuation?

No. The page is a research summary of historical sold prices. Use it to understand local evidence, then compare property condition, size, tenure, transaction type and professional valuation advice before making a decision.

Why can small postcode samples look unusual?

Some postcodes have only a small number of recorded sales. A few high or low value transactions can move the average, so the transaction count should be read alongside the price.

Property valuation guide

Estimate a property value in AL3 5QH

Professional valuers use recent sold prices as comparable evidence. In AL3 5QH, the median sold price is £333,750 and the average is £373,668, based on 104 HM Land Registry transactions.

Typical comparable range: £284,000–£384,000(±15% from median)

These are historical completed-sale prices — not a formal valuation, asking price or investment advice. Use them to sense-check an asking price or set expectations before instructing a surveyor.

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AL3 area price trends

Yearly trend data is shown at postcode district level to keep the sample size reliable.

Recent Transactions

Date ↓Price ↕TypeAddress
2026-01-09£916,250Terraced77, DALTON STREET
2025-02-07£870,000Terraced85, DALTON STREET
2023-08-08£555,000Terraced33, DALTON STREET
2023-01-20£685,000Semi31, DALTON STREET
2022-09-08£850,000Terraced73, DALTON STREET
2022-08-24£1,350,000Detached89, DALTON STREET
2022-07-14£760,000Terraced39, DALTON STREET
2021-08-27£785,000Semi93, DALTON STREET
2021-06-25£723,000Terraced83, DALTON STREET
2021-03-05£770,000Detached75, DALTON STREET
2021-02-15£565,000Terraced37, DALTON STREET
2019-08-29£745,000Terraced85, DALTON STREET
2019-04-09£488,500Detached75, DALTON STREET
2019-02-15£350,000Detached75, DALTON STREET
2018-09-05£535,000Terraced37, DALTON STREET
2018-08-08£612,500Terraced65, DALTON STREET
2018-08-02£725,000Terraced71, DALTON STREET
2018-03-26£765,000Terraced77, DALTON STREET
2017-10-27£687,100Semi93, DALTON STREET
2017-08-25£755,000Terraced51, DALTON STREET

Showing 20 of 20 transactions

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid DataLowHigh

Market insights

Median vs average

£39,918 below avg

Median price is lower than the average, so a few higher-value sales may lift the mean.

Sales pace

4 / year

Based on 104 sales over 29 active years.

Recent sale range

£350,000 to £1,350,000

Latest listed sale: 2026-01-09.

Trimmed mean

£711,725

10% tail-trimmed mean based on the recent transaction sample, useful when unusually low or high sales distort the average.

Sample quality

Consistent sample

Median and average prices are not showing a strong outlier signal in the recent sample.

Nearby postcodes

AL3 8JX

Closest comparison shown at £205,146.

Location

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Postcodes in ST ALBANS

AL3 8JX
£205,146
AL3 7NY
£142,771
AL3 7GE
£466,922
AL3 5JR
£378,113
AL3 4RX
£456,851
Official data sourceUpdated August 202631+ million records

Data and methodology

Sold price statistics are calculated from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and grouped by postcode, town, street or district. The records shown for AL3 5QH are based on available HM Land Registry sale records. Figures are historical sold prices, not a property valuation, and may exclude transactions that have not yet been registered or records with incomplete location data.

Data last updated: August 2026Records through: July 2026Open Government Licence v3.0

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