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

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AL7 1GS house prices

AL7 1GS has an average sold price of £420,986 across 130 HM Land Registry transactions.

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

AL7 1GS decision snapshot

AL7 1GS has 130 HM Land Registry sales, a median sold price of £270,129 and an average sold price of £420,986. Use the recent transactions and nearby postcode comparisons before treating the average as a guide.

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Average sold price
£420,986
Mean of registered sold prices in this postcode.
Median sold price
£270,129
Often a better guide when outliers affect the average.
Transactions
130
HM Land Registry records used for this postcode.
5-year movement
-84.3%
Historical sold-price movement, not a valuation.

AL7 1GS House Prices Overview

AL7 1GS is a postcode-level property market in the AL7 postcode area with 130 registered HM Land Registry sold transactions. The current average sold price is £420,986, compared with a national average of £398,894, which is +5.5% different from the England and Wales benchmark used on UK House Prices. The median sold price is £270,129, with 9 years of observed market activity. The five-year price movement is -84.3%.

AL7 1GS tracks close to the national average, with prices broadly in line with the England and Wales benchmark with essentially flat five-year movement of -84.3%. 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 130 registered HM Land Registry transactions across 9 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 AL7 1GS

Professional valuers use recent sold prices as comparable evidence. In AL7 1GS, the median sold price is £270,129 and the average is £420,986, based on 130 HM Land Registry transactions. Over five years, prices have moved -84.3%, which affects how comparables from earlier years should be weighted.

Typical comparable range: £230,000–£311,000(±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.

Check an asking price against local evidence

AL7 1GS prices fell -84.3% over 5 yearsⓘ, above the national average of +18.5%.

AL7 area price trends

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

Recent Transactions

Date ↓Price ↕TypeAddress
2025-12-19£108,000FlatFLAT 21, CHRYSLER HOUSE, BESSEMER ROAD
2025-11-21£390,000FlatFLAT 72, CHRYSLER HOUSE, BESSEMER ROAD
2025-08-22£132,000FlatFLAT 61, CHRYSLER HOUSE, BESSEMER ROAD
2025-06-27£375,000FlatFLAT 91, CHRYSLER HOUSE, BESSEMER ROAD
2025-01-31£258,750FlatFLAT 37, CHRYSLER HOUSE, BESSEMER ROAD
2024-02-29£150,000FlatFLAT 84, CHRYSLER HOUSE, BESSEMER ROAD
2023-07-28£235,000FlatFLAT 36, CHRYSLER HOUSE, BESSEMER ROAD
2022-10-31£260,000FlatFLAT 56, CHRYSLER HOUSE, BESSEMER ROAD
2022-10-11£91,000FlatFLAT 35, CHRYSLER HOUSE, BESSEMER ROAD
2022-08-19£91,950FlatFLAT 59, CHRYSLER HOUSE, BESSEMER ROAD
2022-07-29£85,750FlatFLAT 3, CHRYSLER HOUSE, BESSEMER ROAD
2022-05-16£350,000FlatFLAT 76, CHRYSLER HOUSE, BESSEMER ROAD
2022-02-09£1,000,000FlatFLAT 88, CHRYSLER HOUSE, BESSEMER ROAD
2022-02-09£1,000,000OtherFLAT 79, CHRYSLER HOUSE, BESSEMER ROAD
2022-02-09£1,000,000FlatFLAT 86, CHRYSLER HOUSE, BESSEMER ROAD
2021-10-29£87,500FlatFLAT 20, CHRYSLER HOUSE, BESSEMER ROAD
2021-09-29£400,000OtherFLAT 92, CHRYSLER HOUSE, BESSEMER ROAD
2021-09-09£79,375FlatFLAT 70, CHRYSLER HOUSE, BESSEMER ROAD
2021-08-23£350,000FlatFLAT 77, CHRYSLER HOUSE, BESSEMER ROAD
2021-07-14£1,100,000FlatFLAT 89, CHRYSLER HOUSE, BESSEMER ROAD

Showing 20 of 20 transactions

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid DataLowHigh

Market insights

Median vs average

£150,857 below avg

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

Sales pace

14 / year

Based on 130 sales over 9 active years.

Recent sale range

£79,375 to £1,100,000

Latest listed sale: 2025-12-19.

Trimmed mean

£329,950

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

Sample quality

High variance area · Mean affected by outliers

Recent sales span £79,375 to £1,100,000, so compare the median and transaction table before treating the average as a valuation.

Nearby postcodes

AL7 3EQ

Closest comparison shown at £221,310.

Location

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Postcodes in WELWYN GARDEN CITY

AL7 3EQ
£221,310
AL7 4SX
£263,148
AL7 4SQ
£275,502
AL7 2PA
£186,476
AL7 4SH
£196,559
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 AL7 1GS 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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